Every Second

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| name = Every Second

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Collin Raye

| album = All I Can Be

| B-side = Any Old Stretch of Blacktop

| released = February 25, 1992

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 2:25

| label = Epic

| writer = Gerald Smith
Wayne Perry

| producer = Jerry Fuller
John Hobbs

| prev_title = Love, Me

| prev_year = 1991

| next_title = In This Life

| next_year = 1992

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"Every Second" is a song written by Gerald Smith and Wayne Perry, and recorded by American country music artist Collin Raye. It was released in February 1992 as the third and final single from his debut album All I Can Be.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 75 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated February 29, 1992. It charted for 20 weeks on that chart, and peaked at number 2 on the chart dated May 23, 1992.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}

=Charts=

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!align="left"|Chart (1992)

!align="center"|Peak
position

{{singlechart|Canadacountry|5|chartid=2156|publishdate=June 13, 1992|accessdate=August 15, 2013}}
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=Collin Raye}}

=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"|Chart (1992)

!scope="col"|Position

Canada Country Tracks (RPM){{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.1861&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992|work=RPM|date=December 19, 1992|accessdate=August 15, 2013}}

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US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1992: Country Songs | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=1992| accessdate=August 15, 2013}}

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References