Jump to content

For a Change

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"For a Change"
Single by Neal McCoy
from the album You Gotta Love That
B-side"You're Backin' Up"
ReleasedDecember 19, 1994
GenreCountry
Length3:22
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)John Scott Sherrill
Steve Seskin
Producer(s)Barry Beckett
Neal McCoy singles chronology
"The City Put the Country Back in Me"
(1994)
"For a Change"
(1994)
"They're Playin' Our Song"
(1995)

"For a Change" is a song written by John Scott Sherrill and Steve Seskin, and recorded by American country music artist Neal McCoy. It was released in December 1994 as the first single from his album You Gotta Love That. The song reached number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 8 on the RPM Country Tracks in Canada.[1]

Music video

[edit]

The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in December 1994.

Chart performance

[edit]

"For a Change" debuted at number 73 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 17, 1994.

Chart (1994–1995) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 8
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3] 8
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 3

Year-end charts

[edit]
Chart (1995) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 73
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 25

Parodies

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Neal McCoy Hot Country Songs Chart History
  2. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9173." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 3, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  3. ^ "Neal McCoy Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Neal McCoy Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  6. ^ "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.