Help Me Understand (Trace Adkins song)

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{{Infobox song

| name = Help Me Understand

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Trace Adkins

| album = Chrome

| released = March 2, 2002

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| recorded =

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| genre = Country

| length = 3:51

| label = Capitol Nashville

| writer = Wayne Hector, Steve Mac, Chris Farren

| producer = Dann Huff

| prev_title = I'm Tryin'

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = Chrome

| next_year = 2002

}}

"Help Me Understand" is a song written by Wayne Hector, Steve Mac and Chris Farren, and recorded by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was released in March 2002 as the second single from his album Chrome. The song reached #17 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=17}}

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Chrome |others=Trace Adkins |year=2002 |type=CD booklet |publisher=Capitol Records |id=30618}}

  • Trace Adkins — lead vocals
  • Tim Akers — keyboards
  • Mike Brignardello — bass guitar
  • Eric Darken — percussion
  • Larry Franklin — fiddle
  • Paul Franklin — steel guitar
  • John Hobbs — keyboards
  • Dann Huff — electric guitar
  • Brent Mason — electric guitar
  • Chris McHugh — drums
  • Russell Terrell — background vocals
  • Biff Watson — acoustic guitar

Chart performance

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!align="left"|Chart (2002)

!align="center"|Peak
position

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=Year-end charts=

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US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2002: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media |year=2002 | accessdate=August 13, 2012}}

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