Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me
{{Infobox song
| name = Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me
| cover = Keith Urban - Who Wouldnt want to be me.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Keith Urban
| album = Golden Road
| released = 8 July 2003
| recorded = 2001–2002
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Country|country rock}}
| length = {{ubl|4:15 (album version)|3:41 (radio edit)}}
| label = Capitol Nashville
| writer = {{hlist|Monty Powell|Keith Urban}}
| producer = Keith Urban
| prev_title = Raining on Sunday
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = You'll Think of Me
| next_year = 2004
}}
"Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released in July 2003 as the third single from his 2002 album Golden Road. The song became his third number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Urban wrote this song with Monty Powell.
Music video
The music video was directed by Sam Erickson and premiered in mid 2003. It features footage from Urban's 2003 summer tour, as well as shots of Urban riding a motorcycle.
Personnel
The following musicians perform on this track:{{cite AV media notes |title=Golden Road |year=2002 |type=CD booklet |publisher=Capitol Records |id=32936}}
- Keith Urban — lead vocals, background vocals, electric guitar, ganjo
- Chris McHugh — drums, percussion
- Jason Mowery — mandolin
- Monty Powell — background vocals
- Jimmie Lee Sloas — bass guitar
Chart positions
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!align="left"|Chart (2003) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|30|artist=Keith Urban|artistid=241828|accessdate=April 10, 2011}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Keith Urban|artistid=241828|accessdate=April 10, 2011}} |
=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"|Chart (2003)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2003: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2003| accessdate=July 13, 2012}}
| align="center" | 20 |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Gold|title=Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me|artist=Keith Urban|type=single|certyear=2024|relyear=2003|accessdate=April 27, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true|nosales=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Keith Urban singles}}
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Category:Songs written by Keith Urban
Category:Capitol Records Nashville singles
Category:Songs written by Monty Powell
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