"Before You Kill Us All" is a song written by Max T. Barnes and

Keith Follesé Keith Follesé (born 1951 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American songwriter and co-founder of Midas Records Nashville. Early in his career, Follesé recorded with his wife, Adrienne, on A&M Records. They never released an album, and moved ...

, and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer Randy Travis. It was released in February 1994 as the lead-off single from his album, '' This Is Me''. It peaked at number 2 in both the United States and Canada.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of '' Billboard'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Travis "sounds revitalized on this desperate tale of love lost." She goes on to say that production is "uncharacteristically and refreshingly aggressive."'' Billboard'', March 5, 1994

Music video

The music video was directed by Peter Israelson, and features Travis in an animated crayon drawn world.

Chart performance

"Before You Kill Us All" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 12, 1994.

Year-end charts

References

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