| "What If I Said" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Single by Anita Cochran with Steve Wariner | ||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Back to You | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B-side | "Daddy Can You See Me"[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Released | November 3, 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD single | |||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Country | |||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:54 (album version) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Anita Cochran | |||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Anita Cochran | |||||||||||||||||||
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"What If I Said" is the title of a song recorded as a duet by American country music artists Anita Cochran and Steve Wariner. The single was Cochran's only Number One single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, as well as her only Top 40 single on that chart.[1] In addition, the song was Wariner's first chart entry in three years, as well as his first Number One since 1989's "I Got Dreams."[2]
"What If I Said" can be found on Cochran's 1997 album Back to You, as well as Wariner's 1998 album Burnin' the Roadhouse Down.
The music video was directed by Jim Shea and premiered in 1997.
"What If I Said" debuted at number 65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 8, 1997.
| Chart (1997-1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 59 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Preceded by "Just to See You Smile" by Tim McGraw |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single February 28, 1998 |
Succeeded by "Round About Way" by George Strait |
| Preceded by "I Wanna Fall in Love" by Lila McCann |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single March 2, 1998 |