When My Ship Comes In (song)

{{Infobox song

| name = When My Ship Comes In

| cover = CB When My Ship single.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Clint Black

| album = The Hard Way

| B-side = Buying Time

| released = January 11, 1993

| recorded = 1992

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 3:33

| label = RCA Nashville 62429

| writer = Clint Black, Hayden Nicholas

| producer = James Stroud, Clint Black

| prev_title = Burn One Down

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = A Bad Goodbye

| next_year = 1993

}}

"When My Ship Comes In" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black. It was released in January 1993 as the third and final single from his album The Hard Way. It reached number one in both the United States and Canada.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}} The song was written by Black and Hayden Nicholas.

Music video

The music video was directed by Steven Goldmann, and premiered in early 1993.

Chart positions

"When My Ship Comes In" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 16, 1993.

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!align="left"|Chart (1993)

!align="center"|Peak
position

{{singlechart|Canadacountry|1|chartid=1769|publishdate=April 10, 1993|accessdate=August 5, 2013}}
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Clint Black}}

=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"|Chart (1993)

!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=nlc008388.2327&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993|work=RPM|date=December 18, 1993|accessdate=August 5, 2013}}

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US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1993: Country Songs | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=1993| accessdate=August 5, 2013}}

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References