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"A Baby Changes Everything" is a song by American country singer
Faith Hill Audrey Faith McGraw (; born September 21, 1967), known professionally as Faith Hill, is an American singer and actress. She is one of the most successful country music artists of all time, having sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. Hill' ...
. It was the first single released from her album ''
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''. It was her thirteenth single release to AC radio, and in late 2008, the song spent three weeks at number one on the ''
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chart.


Content

The song is the tale of a pregnant teenage girl faced with the uncertainty of her future and coming to terms with the fact that her life is about to change. In the bridge of the song, it is revealed that the teenaged girl and baby in question are in fact
the virgin Mary Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother ...
and
Jesus Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...
.


Chart performance

"A Baby Changes Everything" debuted at No. 24 on the ''Billboard''
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for the week of November 29, 2008. After spending only four weeks on the chart, the song became her fourth number-one single on that chart. The song then debuted at No. 57 on the ''Billboard''
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chart for the week of December 13, 2008. After five weeks on the country chart, the song peaked at No. 36, giving Hill her thirty-fifth Top 40 single on the country chart.


See also

List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 2008 and 2009 (U.S.)


References

2008 singles Faith Hill songs American Christmas songs Songs about children Songs written by Craig Wiseman Songs written by Tim Nichols Song recordings produced by Dann Huff Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore Music videos directed by Chris Hicky Warner Records singles 2008 songs Cultural depictions of Mary, mother of Jesus Songs about Jesus {{2000s-country-song-stub