Famous First Words (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Famous First Words
| cover = FamousFirstWordsSingle.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Gil Grand
| album = Famous First Words
| B-side = I Can't Put Your Memory to Bed
| released = May 1998
| recorded = 1998
| genre = Country
| length = 2:46
| label = Monument Records
| writer = Byron Hill, JB Rudd
| producer = Byron Hill
| next_title = Spilled Perfume
| next_year = 1998
}}
"Famous First Words" is a song written by Byron Hill and JB Rudd, and recorded by Canadian country music artist Gil Grand. It was released as the debut single and title track from Grand's 1998 debut album. It peaked at number 6 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart and number 73 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
==Music video==
The music video was directed by Michael Merriman and premiered in mid-1998.
Chart performance
The song debuted at number 78 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks on the chart dated May 11, 1998 and spent 14 weeks on the chart before peaking at number 6 on August 10.[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3652&volume=67&issue=20&issue_dt=August%2010%201998&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=adnu2fsee5j7c9q143fu1jkbr1 RPM Volume 67 No. 20, August 10 1998 - Country Tracks]
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Chart (1998) ! Peak |
| {{singlechart|Canadacountry|6|chartid=3652|publishdate=August 10, 1998|accessdate=July 14, 2013}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|73|artist=Gil Grand}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col"|Chart (1998)
!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=nlc008388.6973&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998|work=RPM|date=December 14, 1998|access-date=July 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315194458/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6973&type=1&interval=24|archive-date=March 15, 2016|url-status=dead}}
| align="center" | 48 |
References
{{Reflist}}
Category:Songs written by Byron Hill
Category:Monument Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Byron Hill
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