Wink (song)

"Wink" is the title of a song written by Bob DiPiero and Tom Shapiro, and recorded by American country music singer Neal McCoy. It was released in April 1994 as the second single from his album No Doubt About It. Also the second consecutive Number One from that album, "Wink" spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. In 1996, the song received the Robert J. Burton award from Broadcast Music Incorporated for being the most-performed country song of the year.^[1]

Content

It is an up-tempo song in which the narrator states that, no matter how he is feeling on a particular day, he feels better once his lover winks at him.

Music video

The music video was directed by Martin Kahan and premiered in mid-1994. It shows McCoy performing the song at an event, as well as trying to get his lover to wink, which she refuses.

Chart positions

"Wink" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 23, 1994.

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^{[ 1]}	1
US Billboard Hot 100^{[ 1]}	91
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^{[ 1]}	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	2
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	2

Preceded by "That Ain't No Way to Go" by Brooks & Dunn	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single June 18-July 9, 1994	Succeeded by "Foolish Pride" by Travis Tritt
		Succeeded by "Foolish Pride" by Travis Tritt
Preceded by "Don't Take the Girl" by Tim McGraw	RPM Country Tracks number-one single June 27-July 11, 1994

References

↑ "Tom Shapiro: 2002 BMI Country Songwriter of the Year". Broadcast Music Incorporated. 2002-11-05. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.

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Studio albums	At This Moment Where Forever Begins No Doubt About It You Gotta Love That Neal McCoy Be Good at It The Life of the Party 24-7-365 The Luckiest Man in the World That's Life XII Pride: A Tribute to Charley Pride

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits The Very Best of Neal McCoy

Notable singles	"This Time I've Hurt Her More (Than She Loves Me)" "No Doubt About It" "Wink" "The City Put the Country Back in Me" "For a Change" "They're Playin' Our Song" "If I Was a Drinkin' Man" "You Gotta Love That" "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" "The Shake" "If You Can't Be Good (Be Good at It)" "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On"

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