Too Busy Being in Love
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"Too Busy Being in Love" | ||||
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Single by Doug Stone | ||||
from the album From the Heart | ||||
B-side | "The Workin' End of a Hoe"[1] | |||
Released | October 26, 1992 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:54 | |||
Label | Epic 74761 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gary Burr, Victoria Shaw | |||
Producer(s) | Doug Johnson | |||
Doug Stone singles chronology | ||||
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"Too Busy Being in Love" is a song written by Victoria Shaw and Gary Burr, and recorded by American country music singer Doug Stone. It was released in October 1992 as the second single from the album From the Heart. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and on The Canadian RPM Tracks chart.
Content
In this song, the narrator says his lover inspires him so poetically that he could have been a great writer, but that he was "Too Busy Being in Love" with her to do so.
Music video
The music video was directed by Michael Merriman and premiered in late 1992.
Chart performance
Chart (1992-1993) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 1 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1993) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 22 |
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 48 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 405. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1723." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 20, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ^ "Doug Stone Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
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