The Greatest (Kenny Rogers song)
| "The Greatest" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Kenny Rogers | ||||
| from the album She Rides Wild Horses | ||||
| Released | April 17, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Dreamcatcher | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Schlitz | |||
| Producer(s) | Brent Maher, Jim McKell | |||
| Kenny Rogers singles chronology | ||||
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"The Greatest" is a song written by Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in April 1999 as the first single from the album She Rides Wild Horses. The song reached No. 26 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]
Content
[edit]In the song, a little boy is outside playing baseball by himself, saying, "I'm the greatest player," and tosses the ball up in the air to hit the ball and swings and misses. The boy repeats this two more times. As his mother calls him inside for supper, the undeterred boy, in a twist ending, reveals his position—pitcher—and thus by earning a strikeout, he is still the greatest.
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 10 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 26 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 97 |
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 299.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8397." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 19, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1999". RPM. December 13, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
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