"Down on My Knees" is a song written by

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and recorded by American

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artist Trisha Yearwood. It was released in June 1993 as the fourth single from the album ''

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''. The song reached number 19 on the ''

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chart.

Content

The narrator, a secure and strong woman, describes how she would unabashedly beg on her knees for her lover to stay if he chose to leave her.

Music video

The music video was directed by Gerry Wenner and premiered in mid-1993. It was filmed in

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Chart performance

"Down on My Knees" debuted at number 70 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 12, 1993.

References

1993 singles Trisha Yearwood songs Songs written by Beth Nielsen Chapman Song recordings produced by Garth Fundis MCA Records singles 1993 songs {{1993-country-song-stub