We Tell Ourselves
{{Infobox song
| name = We Tell Ourselves
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Clint Black
| album = The Hard Way
| B-side = There Never Was a Train
| released = June 22, 1992
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| recorded =
| studio =
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| genre = Country
| length = 4:39
| label = RCA Nashville
| writer = Clint Black
Hayden Nicholas
| producer = James Stroud
Clint Black
| prev_title = Where Are You Now
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Burn One Down
| next_year = 1992
}}
"We Tell Ourselves" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black. It was released in June 1992 as the first single from Black's album The Hard Way. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in August 1992, behind "Boot Scootin' Boogie" by Brooks and Dunn[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=clint black|chart=Country Songs}} Clint Black Chart History] and also number-one on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.1975&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=vd0j81mcu9pvqheufjsgm7qe36 RPM Country Tracks] It was written by Black and Hayden Nicholas.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Black gives "an impassioned reading of these savvy, introspective lyrics about fooling yourself." She goes on to say that the tone of the production is "both imaginative and energetic."Billboard, July 4, 1992
Music video
The music video was directed by Michael Patterson and Candace Reckinger and premiered in mid-1992.
Chart performance
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!align="left"|Chart (1992) !align="center"|Peak |
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| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=Clint Black}} |
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References
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{{Clint Black singles}}
Category:Songs written by Clint Black
Category:Songs written by Hayden Nicholas
Category:Song recordings produced by Clint Black
Category:Song recordings produced by James Stroud
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