Now That I Found You (Terri Clark song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Now That I Found You
| cover = Terri Clark - Now That I Found You.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Terri Clark
| album = How I Feel
| B-side = "Getting Even with the Blues"{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|pages=95–96|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}
| released = April 6, 1998
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
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| genre = Country
| length = 3:37
| label = Mercury
| writer = {{hlist|J. D. Martin|Paul Begaud|Vanessa Corish}}
| producer = Keith Stegall
| prev_title = Something in the Water
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = You're Easy on the Eyes
| next_year = 1998
}}
"Now That I Found You" is a song written by Paul Begaud, Vanessa Corish and J.D. Martin, and recorded by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. It was released in April 1998 as the first single from her album How I Feel. On July 17, 1998, the song reached number one on the US Radio & Records chart,{{cite web|url=http://www.debbiekruger.com/writer/aprap/begaud.html|title=Paul Begaud - APrap|publisher=debbiekruger.com|accessdate=April 5, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.umusicpub.com/swatdata/umpghqassets/alu568.pdf|date=10 July 2001|title=Universal Music Publishing Group's special Midem edition newsletter|accessdate=April 5, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.countryuniverse.net/2022/09/02/every-no-1-single-of-the-nineties-terri-clark-now-that-i-found-you/|title=RPM country tracks}} number 2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in July 1998{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.3612&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=qtnjkqf0vcv6kso2fjnlggcb12 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada – RPM Country Tracks |publisher=collectionscanada.gc.ca|accessdate=April 5, 2015}} and number 2 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=terri clark|chart=Country Songs}} Terri Clark Chart History]
Awards
The song was awarded both Broadcast Music, Inc. and ASCAP performance awards.{{cite book|title=Billboard|date=2005-09-03|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|issn=0006-2510|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_DRYEAAAAMBAJ|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_DRYEAAAAMBAJ/page/n93 41]|accessdate=April 5, 2015}} BMI also awarded their songwriters the BMI Millionairs award for receiving one million spins.
Cover versions
The song was covered by Australian vocal group Human Nature on their 1999 album Counting Down and by Irish pop group Mytown on their 2000 self-titled album.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it "a pretty ballad that features a lovely romantic lyric and a sing-along chorus." She goes on to say that Clark "temporairly abandons the female honky-tonk stance to deliver a silky, warm vocal performance on this gentle track."Billboard, April 4, 1998
Music video
The music video was directed by Steven Goldmann and premiered in April 1998.
Chart performance
"Now That I Found You" debuted at number 74 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 4, 1998. The song also reached #1 on the Radio & Records Country Chart and reached #2 on the US Hot Country Songs chart in July, 1998.
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!align="left"|Chart (1998) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Canadacountry|2|chartid=3612|publishdate=July 6, 1998|accessdate=July 14, 2013}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|72|artist=Terri Clark}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=Terri Clark}} |
=Year-end charts=
References
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{{Terri Clark}}
Category:Song recordings produced by Keith Stegall
Category:Mercury Records singles
Category:Music videos directed by Steven Goldmann
Category:Songs written by Paul Begaud
Category:Songs written by J. D. Martin (songwriter)
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