I Saw God Today

"I Saw God Today" is the current single by American country music artist George Strait. Released in February 2008, the song debuted at #19 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, giving Strait the highest chart debut of his career to date,^[1] a record previously held by his singles "You'll Be There" and "It Just Comes Natural", both of which debuted at #30 on the same chart. "I Saw God Today" is the first single from his album Troubadour, which was released on April 1, 2008.^[2]

The song is a mid-tempo ballad in which the lead character is walking down the sidewalk after his wife has just had a baby, meanwhile noticing such things as a flower growing out of a crack in the sidewalk, and a couple who are expecting a baby. Finally, the song ends with the central character in the nursery of a hospital, looking at his own newborn baby girl. He cites each thing that he sees — the flower, the couple, and his newborn daughter — as examples of how he saw God that day.

[edit] Current peak positions

Having reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts dated for the week of May 3, 2008, "I Saw God Today" is Strait's 43rd Billboard number one hit; when all major trade charts are counted, it is his 56th number one hit overall.

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	33
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	65
Canadian Country Singles Chart	1
Canadian Hot 100	60

Preceded by "You're Gonna Miss This" by Trace Adkins	Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single May 3 - May 10, 2008	Succeeded by "Just Got Started Lovin' You" by James Otto
Preceded by "You're Gonna Miss This" by Trace Adkins	Canadian Country Singles Chart number-one single April 18, 2008	Succeeded by "Picture to Burn" by Taylor Swift