Two Teardrops (song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Two Teardrops

| cover = Steve Wariner Two Teardrops single.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Steve Wariner

| album = Two Teardrops

| B-side = Cry No More

| released = February 20, 1999

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 4:29

| label = Capitol Nashville

| writer = Bill Anderson, Steve Wariner

| producer = Steve Wariner

| prev_title = Every Little Whisper

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = I'm Already Taken

| next_year = 1999

}}

"Two Teardrops" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Steve Wariner. It was released in February 1999 as the first single and title track from the album Two Teardrops. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, as well as hitting #30 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Wariner's only pop top-40 hit.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=204 |publisher=Record Research |page=373}}

Background

Wariner told Billboard in 1999 that he did not write the song until the album was near completion. He said that co-writer Bill Anderson suggested the opening line of "two teardrops floating down the river."{{cite magazine|last=Bessman|first=Jim|date=10 April 1999|title=Wariner Follows High-Rising 'Heaven' with Capitol's 'Teardrops'|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6QwEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22steve+wariner%22+%22two+teardrops%22&pg=PA31}}

Chart performance

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!align="left"|Chart (1999)

!align="center"|Peak
position

{{singlechart|Canadacountry|5|chartid=8172|publishdate=June 14, 1999|accessdate=July 7, 2013}}
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|30|artist=Steve Wariner}}
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=Steve Wariner}}

=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"|Chart (1999)

!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=nlc008388.9956&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1999|work=RPM|date=December 13, 1999|accessdate=July 7, 2013}}

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US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1999: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=1999| accessdate=July 7, 2013}}

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