I Wonder

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“I Wonder”
“I Wonder” cover
Single by Kellie Pickler
from the album Small Town Girl
Released February 5, 2007 (Sent out to Radios).
March 5, 2007 (Official Release).
Format CD single
Digital download
Recorded JulyAugust 2006
Genre Country
Length 3:58
Label BNA
Writer(s) Kellie Pickler
Chris Lindsey
Aimee Mayo
Karyn Rochelle
Producer Blake Chancey
Kellie Pickler singles chronology
"Red High Heels"
(2006)
"I Wonder"
(2007)
"Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind"
(2007)
Small Town Girl track listing
"Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You"
(4)
"I Wonder"
(5)
"Small Town Girl"
(6)
Back cover of the single.
Back cover of the single.

"I Wonder" is the second single from Kellie Pickler's debut album, Small Town Girl. The song's official release date is March 5, 2007.

Billboard magazine described the song as "country music at its finest by one of this year's most impressive young artists."[citation needed] In spring of 2007, the song prompted Pickler's mother, Cynthia Morton, to write her a letter.[1]

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[edit] Live performances

Pickler singing "I Wonder" on The View.
Pickler singing "I Wonder" on The View.

Pickler was on The View on January 18 and January 19, 2007, where she performed "I Wonder" for the first time live. At one point during the song, she briefly stopped and she could be seen trying to compose herself and her tears. The single received monumental response; Pickler's album climbed from #83 to #51 on the Billboard Top 200. Pickler performed "I Wonder" again on Thursday, March 1, 2007 on American Idol. Like the first time she performed the song, the week following this performance her album jumped from #100 to #66 on The Billboard 200.[citation needed]

[edit] Music video

Kellie in a scene from the music video.
Kellie in a scene from the music video.

I Wonder's music video was shot on March 15, 2007 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. [2] The music video was released on March 31, 2007, on AOL. It starts off with Pickler getting off her tour bus and talking with fans as she enters at the famed showplace. After this, we see Pickler singing on a simple stage and, after, shows her walking to her dressing room, where she sees a little girl standing against the wall. She then walks out into the stage and sings. The song finishes and the video ends with Pickler seeing the little girl and smiling at her. On May 25 it topped the GAC Countdown and stayed on the top for five weeks.[citation needed] On July 19, it topped the CMT Top 20 Countdown, being the first Pickler video to do so. Pickler's video also maintained its position on the CMT Top 20 Countdown as #1 for several weeks.[citation needed] The CMA Awards performance was used as a video by CMT and reached #5 on the CMT Top 20 Countdown.

[edit] Chart Performance

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 75
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 66
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs 14
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs 77

[edit] References

  1. ^ Walter Scott. "Personality Parade", PARADE Magazine, July 29, 2007. Retrieved on 8-6-2007. 
  2. ^ Kellie Pickler Shoots New Video At Ryman | WKRN.COM

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