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 =

| venue =

| 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
position

{{singlechart|Canadacountry|2|chartid=9810|publishdate=February 10, 1997|accessdate=July 17, 2013}}
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|6|artist=Clint Black}}

=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"|Chart (1997)

!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=nlc008388.7902&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997|work=RPM|date=December 15, 1997|accessdate=July 17, 2013}}

| align="center" | 23

US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1997/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1997: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=1997| accessdate=July 17, 2013}}

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