Half Way Up
{{Infobox song
| name = Half Way Up
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Clint Black
| album = Greatest Hits
| B-side = "Cadillac Jack Favor"
| released = {{Start date|1996|11|18}}
| recorded =
| studio =
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| genre = Country
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=58}}
| label = RCA Nashville
| writer = Clint Black
Hayden Nicholas
| producer = James Stroud
Clint Black{{cite AV media notes |title=The Greatest Hits |others=Clint Black |year=1996 |type=CD booklet |publisher=RCA Records |id=RCA07863-66671-2}}
| prev_title = Like the Rain
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Still Holding On
| next_year = 1997
}}
"Half Way Up" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Clint Black. It was released in November 1996 as the second single from his Greatest Hits compilation album. It peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and reached number 2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|pages=50–51|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}} It was written by Black with Hayden Nicholas.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the song has a "positively insinuating groove." She goes on to say that Black's "textured performance and meaty lyric as calling cards should make it a quick favorite."{{cite magazine|date=December 7, 1996|title=Reviews: Country|magazine=Billboard|volume=108|issue=49|page=78|issn=0006-2510|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uAkEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22lonestar%22+%22heartbroke+every+day%22&pg=PA78}}
Chart positions
"Half Way Up" debuted at number 47 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 30, 1996.
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!align="left"|Chart (1996–1997) !align="center"|Peak |
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{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|6|artist=Clint Black}} |
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References
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{{Clint Black singles}}
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Category:Songs written by Clint Black
Category:Songs written by Hayden Nicholas
Category:Song recordings produced by James Stroud
Category:RCA Records Nashville singles
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