| "Best of Intentions" | ||||
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| Single by Travis Tritt | ||||
| from the album Down the Road I Go | ||||
| B-side | "Southbound Train"[1] | |||
| Released | June 26, 2000 | |||
| Format | CD Single, Cassingle | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:17 | |||
| Label | Columbia 12778 | |||
| Writer(s) | Travis Tritt | |||
| Producer | Billy Joe Walker Jr. Travis Tritt |
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"Best of Intentions" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music singer Travis Tritt. It was released in June 2000 as the first single from his album, Down the Road I Go. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also became Tritt's first Number One single since 1994, and the last Number One hit of his career.
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The song is a ballad in which the narrator talks about his best intentions never materialize into the life he'd always planned to build for the woman he loves.
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that it is a "gorgeous ballad" and that "the song boasts a sweet melody and tender lyric." Price goes on to say that it is a "stirring anthem of devotion that will likely strike a chord with country listeners."[2]
The music video for "Best of Intentions" was filmed at Tennessee State Penitentiary, where movies such as Marie, Ernest Goes to Jail, Last Dance and The Green Mile were filmed.[3]
"Best of Intentions" debuted at #62 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 1, 2000.
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 27 |
| Preceded by "The Little Girl" by John Michael Montgomery |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single November 18, 2000 |
Succeeded by "Just Another Day In Paradise" by Phil Vassar |
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