| "Meanwhile" | ||||
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| Single by George Strait | ||||
| from the album Always Never the Same | ||||
| Released | January 4, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | November 1998 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Wayland Holyfield, Fred Knoblock | |||
| Producer | Tony Brown | |||
| George Strait singles chronology | ||||
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"Meanwhile" is the title of a song written by Wayland Holyfield and Fred Knoblock, and recorded by country music artist George Strait. It was released in January 1999 as the lead-off single to his 1999 album Always Never the Same. It peaked at #4 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, while it was a number-one hit on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It also peaked at number 38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, making it a minor crossover hit.
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While enjoying a new relationship, the man can't help but flashing back to his former lover. The use of the word "meanwhile" to signal the shifts in his emotional focus makes the song almost feel like an episodic TV romance with an unresolved lovers' triangle.
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "lilting ballad." She goes on to say that "Straits voice sounds like he's lived every word-the pleasure, the nostalgia, the wistful longing." [1]
"Meanwhile" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 9, 1999.
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 38 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Preceded by "How Forever Feels" by Kenny Chesney |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single April 12, 1999 |
Succeeded by "I'll Think of a Reason Later" by Lee Ann Womack |