When Boy Meets Girl

"When Boy Meets Girl"
Single by Terri Clark
from the album Terri Clark
B-side	"Flowers After the Fact"[2]
Released	October 23, 1995[1]
Genre	Country
Length	3:01
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Terri Clark Tom Shapiro Chris Waters
Producer(s)	Keith Stegall Chris Waters
Terri Clark singles chronology
"Better Things to Do" (1995) "When Boy Meets Girl" (1995) "If I Were You" (1996)

"When Boy Meets Girl" is a song recorded by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark, released on October 23, 1995 as the second single from her eponymous debut studio album. Clark co-write the single with Tom Shapiro and Chris Waters, with the latter and Keith Stegall producing the track.

It was another hit for Clark, peaking at number three on both the US and Canada country charts.[3][4]

Content

The song is about the changes brought about in a young man's life "when boy meets girl."

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Clark's "gutsy twang and the sharp production prowess of Keith Stegall and Chris Waters makes this a solid follow-up and another potential smash for Clark."[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael Merriman and premiered in October 1995.

Chart performance

"When Boy Meets Girl" debuted at number 75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 28, 1995.

Chart (1995–1996)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6]	3
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[7]	22
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[9]	29
US Country Songs (Billboard)[10]	65

References

1. "The follow-up to the debut smash single "Better Things to Do"" (PDF). Billboard Country Monitor. October 20, 1995. p. 20.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 95–96. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
3. Terri Clark Chart History
4. RPM Country Tracks
5. Billboard, October 28, 1995
6. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2875." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 5, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
7. "Terri Clark Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
8. "Terri Clark Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
9. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
10. "Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.