| "I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No" | ||||
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| Single by Blackhawk | ||||
| from the album Strong Enough | ||||
| Released | July 24, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:46 (radio edit) 4:16 (album version) |
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| Label | Arista Nashville | |||
| Writer(s) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
| Producer | Mark Bright | |||
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"I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No" is the title of a song written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and recorded by American country music band Blackhawk. It was released in July 1995 as the lead-off single from their album Strong Enough. It peaked at #2 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks, while it was their first number-one hit in Canada.
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The song's narrator finds himself falling for another man's wife. As they spend time together, he likens being around her to being on "slippery ice", and fears that he may not be able to stop and say no if they continue on their present path.
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Paul's vocal "gives this group a distinctive sound, and this is yet another fine offering from this talented trio."[1]
The music video was directed by Jim Shea.
"I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No" debuted at number 72 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of July 29, 1995, and peaked at #2 on the week of October 21, 1995. It reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada on the week of November 6, 1995.
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 4 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Preceded by "The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)" by Shania Twain |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single November 6, 1995 |
Succeeded by "Learning a Lot About Love" by Jason McCoy |
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