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Old Enough to Know Better (song)
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Wikipedia article
'"Old Enough to Know Better"' is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Wade Hayes. It was released in November 1994 as the first single and title track from his debut album 'Old Enough to Know Better', as well as his debut single. The song is also his only Number One hit, having reached its peak on the 'Billboard' country charts in February of that year. It was written by Hayes and Chick Rains.
Content
"Old Enough to Know Better" is a moderate up-tempo that begins with a fiddle solo. The male narrator tells of how a lifestyle of nighttime partying leaves him short on money and criticized by his boss. The narrator then concludes that he is "old enough to know better, but still too young to care".
Critical reception
Alanna Nash of 'Entertainment Weekly', in her review of the album, called the song "a born-to-win dance number", and Charlotte Dillon of Allmusic called it "an impressive honky-tonk [number]".
Chart positions
"Old Enough to Know Better" debuted at number 64 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 19, 1994.
Year-end charts
References
Category:1994 songs
Category:1994 debut singles
Category:Wade Hayes songs
Category:Columbia Nashville Records singles
Category:Songs written by Chick Rains
Category:Songs written by Wade Hayes
Category:Song recordings produced by Don Cook
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