I Hope

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“I Hope”
Single by Dixie Chicks
from the album Taking the Long Way
Released September 2005
Format Digital download
Genre Country–pop

Blue-eyed soul
Length 4:04 (radio edit)
5:04 (iTunes)
5:25 (album)
Label Columbia Records
Writer(s) Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison, Kevin Moore
Producer Rick Rubin
Dixie Chicks singles chronology
"Tortured Tangled Hearts"
(2004)		 "I Hope"
(2005)		 "Not Ready to Make Nice"
(2006)
Taking the Long Way track listing
"So Hard"
(13)		 "I Hope"
(14)

"I Hope" is a country–pop song written and performed by the American all-female trio Dixie Chicks for their seventh studio album, Taking the Long Way (2006).

It was nominated for two Grammy Awards at the 48th ceremony, but lost both of them.[1]

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[edit] Song information

The song, which was written by all the three band members (Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines) and Kevin Moore, received its debut performance on the Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast telethon on September 9, 2005. It was later made available as a digital download single with proceeds to benefit the Hurricane Katrina relief. The song features a guitar solo from John Mayer.

[edit] Comments about the song by band members

This is what band members Emily and Natalie commented about the writing process of "I Hope":[2]

  • Emily: "Kevin was one of the last writers we wrote with, and it was so nice and so comfortable working with him. With what he's been through and where he grew up, it's important to him to write positive, uplifting songs."
  • Natalie: "On the other hand, he wasn't afraid to get political, and this ultimately turned out to be a pretty serious song. Hopeful and positive, but serious."

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (2006) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs[3] 54
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[3] 92

[edit] Awards nominations

[edit] References

  1. ^ Profile for the nominees of the 48th Annual Grammy Awards at About.com
  2. ^ Comments on the writing process of the Taking the Long Way songs at Frontpagepublicity.com
  3. ^ a b The Dixie Chicks chart history at Billboard.com

[edit] External links

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