One Way Ticket (Because I Can)
{{Infobox song
| name = One Way Ticket (Because I Can)
| cover = One Way Ticket (Because I Can).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = LeAnn Rimes
| album = Blue
| B-side = Unchained Melody
| released = September 28, 1996
| recorded = 1996
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country pop
| length = 3:42
| label = Curb
| writer = Keith Hinton
Judy Rodman
| producer = Chuck Howard
Wilbur C. Rimes
| prev_title = Hurt Me
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Unchained Melody
| next_year = 1996
}}
"One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" or simply "One Way Ticket"{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sQkEAAAAMBAJ&q=LeAnn+Rimes+One+Way+Ticket+1996+Billboard&pg=RA1-PA32 |title=Billboard - Google 도서 |date=28 December 1996 |access-date=2012-06-03}} is a song written by Judy Rodman and Keith Hinton, and recorded by American country music artist LeAnn Rimes. It was released in September 1996 as the third single from the album Blue. The single made her the fourth teen-aged country music act to score a number one single on the U.S. Billboard country music charts. It is also her only number one country hit to date.
According to one of the producers present at the song's recording session, Rimes recorded her vocals in only one take.
Music video
The music video was filmed in San Francisco, and shows Rimes singing with a microphone, and taking in the city. One scene shows her singing on top of a cable car. Other San Francisco landmarks shown include the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, and Lombard Street, where her main performance scenes were filmed.{{cite web |url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/ar_az_leann_rimes/article/0,3031,GAC_26132_4706087_,00.html |title=LeAnn Rimes Biography |access-date=2007-07-22 |work=Great American Country}}
Critical reception
A review by Billboard stated "Less retro and traditional than her previous hit singles, Rimes' outing is a vibrant, uptempo number."{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zQkEAAAAMBAJ&q=LeAnn+Rimes+One+Way+Ticket+review+1996+Billboard&pg=PA94 |title=Billboard - Google 도서 |date=12 October 1996 |access-date=2012-06-03}}
- Note: page 94
Track listing
;CD single
- One Way Ticket (Because I Can) - 3:42
- Unchained Melody - 3:51
Chart performance
| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (1996) ! style="text-align:center;"|Peak |
| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/SSmmmCX|title=Part of LeAnn Rimes’ ARIA Albums chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date= December 3, 2023}}
|align="center"| 52 |
| {{singlechart|Canadacountry|4|chartid=9784|publishdate=January 27, 1997|access-date=July 17, 2013}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=LeAnn Rimes|artistid=155119|access-date=2011-10-07}} |
=Year-end charts=
References
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{{LeAnn Rimes singles}}
Category:Songs written by Judy Rodman
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