What I Did Right

"What I Did Right"
Single by Sons of the Desert
from the album Change
B-side"I Need to Be Wrong Again"
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2001
GenreCountry
Length4:48
LabelMCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Drew Womack, Sonny LeMaire
Producer(s)Johnny Slate, Mark Wright, Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert singles chronology
"Everybody's Gotta Grow Up Somewhere"
(2000) 		"What I Did Right"
(2001)

"What I Did Right" is a song recorded by American country music group Sons of the Desert. It was released in February 2001 as the third single from the album Change. The song reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] Lead singer Drew Womack wrote the song with Sonny LeMaire. It would be their last Top 40 Hit.

Content

The song is a ballad about treasuring moments in the narrator's life, using three examples: an expression of pride from a grandfather who fought in World War II, of love from the narrator's wife, and of comfort from the narrator's newborn daughter. All three examples are connected by a chorus stating "I'll take this one day and figure out what I did right / And I'll do it the same way for the rest of my life."[2]

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price of Billboard reviewed the song favorably, saying that "Like 'I Hope You Dance'…the song will touch a universal chord with everyone who has experienced a moment so perfect they wish they could capture it and live it over again."[2]

Chart performance

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 22
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4] 16

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 314.
  2. ^ a b "Reviews". Billboard: 33. February 10, 2001.
  3. ^ "Sons of the Desert Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Sons of the Desert Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.


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