So Much for Pretending

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"So Much For Pretending"
Single by Bryan White
from the album Between Now and Forever
B-side"On Any Given Night"
ReleasedJune 24, 1996
GenreCountry
Length2:32
LabelAsylum
Songwriter(s)Bryan White
Derek George
John Tirro
Producer(s)Kyle Lehning
Billy Joe Walker Jr.
Bryan White singles chronology
"I'm Not Supposed to Love You Anymore"
(1996)
"So Much For Pretending"
(1996)
"That's Another Song"
(1996)

"So Much for Pretending" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Bryan White. It was released in June 1996 as the second single from his album Between Now and Forever. The song was White's third No. 1 single – and with a pair of weeks on top (September 21–28, 1996), his only multi-week No. 1 – on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart.[1]

White co-wrote the song with John Tirro and Derek George, the latter of whom was a former member of the band Pearl River.

Music video[edit]

The music video was directed by Jeffrey C. Phillips and premiered in mid-1996.

The video is also noted for a cameo appearance by then-Texas Rangers first baseman Will Clark, who is seen walking with White down the tunnel at The Ballpark in Arlington.

Chart positions[edit]

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3] 19
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 1

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1996) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 41
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 13

References[edit]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 380.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9503." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 23, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "Bryan White Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Bryan White Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  6. ^ "Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.