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Wave on Wave (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Wave on Wave'" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Pat Green. It was released in May 2003 as the first single and title track from his album 'Wave on Wave'. It reached #3 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in the United States, and peaked at #39 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100. It became his first and, to date, only Top 10 hit. The song was written by Green, David Neuhauser and Justin Pollard.
"Wave on Wave" was named Country Song of the Year by the Society of European Stage Authors & Composers (SESAC) in 2003.[http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1480269/jerry-salley-wave-on-wave-top-sesac-winners.jhtml "Jerry Salley, "Wave on Wave" Top SESAC Winners"]. 'cmt.com'. In addition, it was honored by Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) for one million spins on radio.[http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234496 "BMI Honors Wave on Wave for One Million Spins"]. 'bmi.com'. July 18, 2005. "Wave on Wave" was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Country Song.[http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1480934/2004-grammy-nominations.jhtml "2004 Grammy Nominations"]. 'cmt.com'. The song has sold 450,000 copies in the U.S. as of October 2014.
As event music
The song was featured during campaign rallies for then-U.S. President George W. Bush during his 2004 reelection campaign. It is currently used by the Washington Nationals during their "Wave your caps" salute. "Wave On Wave" was performed at halftime on the [https://hawkeyesports.com/schedule.aspx?path=football University of Iowa Football Team's] home field, [https://kinnickedge.org/ Kinnick Stadium], at halftime of the Hawkeye game versus Northern Iowa. Pat Green and a combined ensemble of performers from the University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band and the University of Northern Iowa Panther Marching Band joined together to perform the song at halftime. The University of Iowa Football team plays the song during "The Wave," a tradition of turning toward the [https://uichildrens.org/ University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital] at the end of the first quarter to wave at the child patients and their families.
Chart positions
"Wave on Wave" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 31, 2003.
Year-end charts
References
Category:2003 singles
Category:2003 songs
Category:Pat Green songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer)
Category:Song recordings produced by Don Gehman
Category:Show Dog-Universal Music singles
Category:Songs written by Pat Green
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