My Wish
{{Infobox song
| name = My Wish
| cover = Rascal Flatts - My Wish.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Rascal Flatts
| album = Me and My Gang
| released = August 28, 2006
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Country|country pop}}
| length = 4:08 (Album Version)
3:55 (Hot Mix)
| label = Lyric Street
| writer = Jeffrey Steele
Steve Robson
| producer = Dann Huff
Rascal Flatts{{cite AV media notes |title=Me and My Gang |others=Rascal Flatts |year=2006 |type=CD booklet |publisher=Lyric Street Records |id=2061-65075-2}}
| prev_title = Life Is a Highway
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = Stand
| next_year = 2007
}}
"My Wish" is a song written by Jeffrey Steele and Steve Robson, and recorded by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released in August 2006 as the third single from their album Me and My Gang. It reached number one on the U.S. country charts in December 2006 and also peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it one of their popular crossover singles. It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and at number 49 on the Billboard Pop 100. As of May 2016, the song has sold 2.927 million in the US.{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/05/40335-top-30-digital-singles-sales-report-may-23-2016 |title=Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: May 23, 2016|first= Matt |last=Bjorke |date=May 23, 2016 |work=Roughstock }} In August 2016, a re-recorded version of the song was released to celebrate the song's 10 year anniversary.
Remix versions
In 2007, the song was remixed and released on the Target bonus disc of Still Feels Good, then was later released alongside a remix of "What Hurts The Most" on a two-song EP entitled, The Hot Mixes,.[http://music.aol.com/album/the-hot-mixes/1466275 AOL Music profile for "The Hot Mixes"] and was on their compilation album, Twenty Years of Rascal Flatts: The Greatest Hits in 2020.
In 2016, the song was re-recorded as a "10th Anniversary" release of the song.{{cite web|title=My Wish (10th Anniversary) - Single by Rascal Flatts on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/my-wish-10th-anniversary-single/1445040115|website=iTunes|date=January 2016 |access-date=11 September 2016}}
Personnel
From Me and My Gang liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Me and My Gang |others=Rascal Flatts |year=2006 |type=CD liner notes |publisher=Lyric Street Records |id=165058}}
- Tom Bukovac - guitars
- Jay DeMarcus - bass guitar
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Dann Huff - guitars
- Gary LeVox - lead vocals
- Chris McHugh - drums
- Gordon Mote - piano, keyboards
- Joe Don Rooney - guitars
- Jonathan Yudkin - fiddle, banjo
;String section
- Charlie Bisharat, Roberto Cani, Mario DeLeon, Armen Garabedian, Peter Kent, Alyssa Park, Tereza Stanislav, Josefina Vergara, John Wittenberg - violins
- Suzie Katayama, Larry Corbett, Daniel Smith - cellos
Strings conducted by David Campbell.
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (2006–2007)
!Peak |
|---|
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|1|artist=Rascal Flatts|artistid=395934}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Rascal Flatts|artistid=395934}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|28|artist=Rascal Flatts|artistid=395934}} |
| US Billboard Pop 100
|align="center"|49 |
| {{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|13|artist=Rascal Flatts|artistid=395934}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col"|Chart (2006)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2006: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2006| accessdate=July 11, 2012}}
| align="center" | 50 |
Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Rascal Flatts|title=My Wish|award=Platinum|certyear=2009|certmonth=1|relyear=2006|access-date=November 3, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom |nosales=true}}
References
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{{Rascal Flatts singles}}
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Category:Songs written by Jeffrey Steele
Category:Song recordings produced by Dann Huff
Category:Songs written by Steve Robson
Category:Lyric Street Records singles
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