Things Change (song)

For the Tim McGraw song, see Set This Circus Down.
"Things Change"
Single by Dwight Yoakam
from the album A Long Way Home
ReleasedMay 27, 1998
GenreCountry
Length3:45
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)Dwight Yoakam
Producer(s)Pete Anderson
Dwight Yoakam singles chronology
"Baby Don't Go"
(1997) 		"Things Change"
(1998) 		"These Arms"
(1998)

"Things Change" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in May 1998 as the first single from his album A Long Way Home. The song reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in July 1998.[1]

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price of Billboard gave the song a favorable review, saying that it is "a well-written treatise on the mercurial nature of relationships - nicely set against a backdrop of tasty guitar riffs."[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Yoakam and premiered in May 1998.[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 23
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 17

References

  1. ^ "Dwight Yoakam Hot Country Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  2. ^ Price, Deborah Evans (May 9, 1998). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "CMT : Videos : Dwight Yoakam : Things Change". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on August 18, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3652." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 10, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  5. ^ "Dwight Yoakam Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.