If My Heart Had Wings

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"If My Heart Had Wings"
Single by Faith Hill
from the album Breathe
B-side"It Will Be Me"
ReleasedJanuary 8, 2001
Recorded1999
GenreCountry
Length3:35
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)J. Fred Knobloch, Annie Roboff
Producer(s)Byron Gallimore and Faith Hill
Faith Hill singles chronology
"Where Are You Christmas?"
(2000)
"If My Heart Had Wings"
(2001)
"There You'll Be"
(2001)

"If My Heart Had Wings" is a song written by J. Fred Knobloch and Annie Roboff and recorded by American country music singer Faith Hill. It was released on January 8, 2001 as the fourth and final single from her fourth studio album Breathe (1999) by Warner Bros. Nashville.

The song became a commercial success, ending the Breathe era on a high note. "If My Heart Had Wings" rose up to the number three position of the US Hot Country Songs chart.[1] It also reached number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100.

A music video taken from a live performance of the song was later released to CMT in February 2001, which was directed by Mike Simon. The song was later performed by Haley Scarnato during the sixth season of American Idol.

Track listing[edit]

7" single[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If My Heart Had Wings" (Single remix)J. Fred Knobloch, Annie Roboff3:35
2."It Will Be Me"Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick3:46

Chart positions[edit]

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 39

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2001) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 30

References[edit]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ "Faith Hill – If My Heart Had Wings (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "Faith Hill Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Faith Hill Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Best of 2001: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2012.