More Than You'll Ever Know

{{Infobox song

| name = More Than You'll Ever Know

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Travis Tritt

| album = The Restless Kind

| B-side = Still in Love with You

| released = July 15, 1996

| recorded = 1996

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 3:23

| label = Warner Bros. Nashville 17606

| writer = Travis Tritt

| producer = Don Was, Travis Tritt

| prev_title = Only You (And You Alone)

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Where Corn Don't Grow

| next_year = 1996

}}

"More Than You'll Ever Know" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Travis Tritt. It was released in July 1996 as the lead-off single from his album The Restless Kind. It peaked at number 3 in the United States, and number 7 in Canada.

Content

The song is a ballad, that paints the picture of a man coming to terms with his own emotions and struggling to convey the depth of his feelings to the woman in his life.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "sweet ballad that boasts some great lines." She goes on to say that his "heartfelt delivery on this tune should make it an instant success" and that the "country to the core instrumentation" is a good addition.Billboard, July 18, 2000

Music video

The song's music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered on Country Music Television on July 15, 1996. The video features an old man, later revealed to be Tritt’s grandfather, cutting the flowers to make a bouquet in a hospital, scenes also feature Tritt singing the song in his room.

Chart positions

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!align="left"|Chart (1996)

!align="center"|Peak
position

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{{singlechart|Billboardbubbling100|10|artist=Travis Tritt}}
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=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"|Chart (1996)

!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=nlc008388.9734&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996|work=RPM|date=December 16, 1996|accessdate=July 20, 2013}}

| align="center" | 88

US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1996: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=1996| accessdate=July 20, 2013}}

| align="center" | 53

References