My List
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| Single by Toby Keith | ||||
| from the album Pull My Chain | ||||
| Released | December 31, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:21 | |||
| Label | DreamWorks Nashville | |||
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"My List" is a song written by Tim James and Rand Bishop, and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on January 1, 2002 as the third and final single from Keith's 2001 album Pull My Chain. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and held that position for five weeks. It also peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Content[edit]
"My List" is a song about a man who has a list of things to do each day. He does what needs to be done each day, putting off what he really would like to do — spend time with his family. Eventually, he changes his mind and decides to put his family first, stating “Start livin', that's the next thing on [his] list".
Music video[edit]
The music video was filmed in Ridgetop, Tennessee after the September 11 attacks. Footage of the attack is shown at the beginning of the video, as a husband and his wife watch the news. The video ends by revealing that the husband in the video is a fireman, as he suits up to go fight a fire. Keith portrays a fireman riding to the fire station. It premiered on CMT on New Years Day, January 1, 2002.
Appearances in media[edit]
Toby guest starred in a season eight episode of Touched by an Angel "Most Likely to Succeed", singing this song which originally aired on November 10, 2001.
Chart positions[edit]
"My List" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of December 22, 2001.
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[1] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 26 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (2002) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 6 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 94 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 2002: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 2002". billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
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