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She Couldn't Change Me

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Wikipedia article




"'She Couldn't Change Me'" is a song written by Gary Nicholson and Chris Knight and recorded by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in February 2001 as the first single from the duo's 2001 album 'Carrying On'. The song peaked at number 2 on the US 'Billboard' Hot Country Songs chart and at number 37 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, making it one of their highest-peaking crossover songs.

Content



In the first verse, the song's narrator's woman leaves him and heads out west because "she couldn't change [him]." In the second verse, she starts to think about the quiet country nights with him, and "Whatever she thought was so wrong with [him] / Suddenly seemed alright". Then she heads back to him, and she says that "when you love someone, you just gotta let it be."

Critical reception



Deborah Evans Price of 'Billboard' magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a solid single and saying that Montgomery Gentry delivers the song with an "edgy energy that is immensely appealing."'Billboard', February 10, 2001

Music video



The music video was directed by Guy Guillet, and features the duo standing on a mountaintop. Throughout the video, a woman paints the bedroom blue, driving a pickup truck, changing her hair from brown to blonde, and back to brown. During the last scene of the music video, a woman looks directly into the camera.

Chart positions



"She Couldn't Change Me" debuted at #53 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of February 10, 2001.

Year-end charts



References



Category:2001 singles

Category:2001 songs

Category:Montgomery Gentry songs

Category:Columbia Records singles

Category:Songs written by Gary Nicholson


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