Leaving October

"Leaving October"
Single by Sons of the Desert
from the album Whatever Comes First
ReleasedJanuary 17, 1998
GenreCountry
Length4:28
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Drew Womack, Tom Douglas
Producer(s)Johnny Slate, Doug Johnson
Sons of the Desert singles chronology
"Hand of Fate"
(1997) 		"Leaving October"
(1998) 		"What About You"
(1999)

"Leaving October" is a song recorded by American country music group Sons of the Desert. It was released in January 1998 as the third single from the album Whatever Comes First. The song reached #31 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] The song was written by the band's lead singer Drew Womack, along with Tom Douglas.

Content

The song is a ballad about the narrator missing his wife, who died in October 1989. In the chorus, he sings of the pain of her memory, saying that "If I live in the past, there's no future / Looking forward to leaving October behind."[2]

Critical reception

A review in Billboard was positive, praising the "heartache and resignation" in Womack's voice, while calling the song itself "extremely powerful".[2] Brian Wahlert of Country Standard Time considered the song a standout in his review of the album.[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1998) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 31
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 41

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 314.
  2. ^ a b "Reviews". Billboard: 76. February 7, 1998.
  3. ^ Wahlert, Brian. "Whatever Comes First review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Sons of the Desert Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.



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