When I Said I Do

"When I Said I Do"
Single by Clint Black with Lisa Hartman Black
from the album D'lectrified
B-side	"You Don't Need Me Now"[1]
Released	August 30, 1999
Genre	Country
Length	4:30 (album version) 4:05 (single edit)
Label	RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Clint Black
Producer(s)	Clint Black
Clint Black singles chronology
"You Don't Need Me Now" (1999) "When I Said I Do" (1999) "Been There" (2000)
Lisa Hartman Black singles chronology
"When I Said I Do" (1999) "Easy for Me to Say" (2001)

"When I Said I Do" is a song written by American country music singer Clint Black, and recorded by Black and his wife Lisa Hartman Black as a duet. It was released in August 1999 as the first single from Black's album D'lectrified. The song reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It also peaked at number 31 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, making it a crossover hit. It is one of only two chart singles for Lisa Hartman Black. The song was later covered by then-husband and wife Kenny Lattimore and Chanté Moore on their album Things That Lovers Do.

Content

This song discusses the narrators' vow to stay together until the end of their lives.

Music video

The music video for "When I Said I Do" was directed by Clint Black himself. The video premiered on CMT on September 6, 1999.

Chart performance

"When I Said I Do" debuted at number 45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of September 4, 1999. For the chart dated December 4, 1999, it became Clint's thirteenth and final number one single on that chart, and the only number one single for Lisa. The following week, it fell to number two, being replaced at the top by Brad Paisley's "He Didn't Have to Be". It then returned to number one on the chart dated December 18 for a second and final week, making for two nonconsecutive weeks at the top.

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	31
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5]	75
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	65

Chart (2000)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7]	45

Certifications

Certifications for When I Said I Do

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9996." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 6, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
3. "Clint Black Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
4. "Clint Black Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
5. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1999". RPM. December 13, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
6. "Best of 1999: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
7. "Best of 2000: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
8. "American single certifications – Clint Black – When I Said I Do". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 12, 2022.