| "Round About Way" | ||||
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| Single by George Strait | ||||
| from the album Carrying Your Love With Me | ||||
| B-side | "She'll Leave You with a Smile" | |||
| Released | January 5, 1998 | |||
| Format | CD Single, 7" single | |||
| Recorded | September 28, 1996[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | MCA Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Steve Dean, Willis R. Nance | |||
| Producer | Tony Brown | |||
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"Round About Way" is the title of a song written by Steve Dean and Willis R. Nance, and recorded by country music singer George Strait. It was released in January 1998 as the fourth and final single from his CD, Carrying Your Love With Me. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
The song's b-side, "She'll Leave You with a Smile", is a different song from the single "She'll Leave You with a Smile", included on Strait's album The Road Less Traveled.[2]
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The song is an uptempo, in which the narrator finally admits that he misses his ex-lover.
Larry Flick, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that "fiddle and steel guitar dominate this uptempo romp." He goes on to say that Strait's performance is "packed with personality."[3]
"Round About Way" re-entered the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks as an official single at number 45 for the week of January 10, 1998.
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Preceded by "What If I Said" by Anita Cochran and Steve Wariner |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single March 7-March 14, 1998 |
Succeeded by "Nothin' but the Taillights" by Clint Black |
| RPM Country Tracks number-one single March 9, 1998 |
Succeeded by "She's Gonna Make It" by Garth Brooks |