"Famous First Words" is a song written by

Byron Hill Byron Hill (born December 12, 1953), is an American songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Living and working professionally in Nashville, TN for more than forty years, his songs have been recorded by many Country and Pop artists. Musi ...

and JB Rudd, and recorded by Canadian country music artist Gil Grand. It was released as the debut single and title track from Grand's 1998 debut album. It peaked at number 6 on the Canadian ''

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'' Country Tracks chart and number 73 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael Merriman and premiered in mid-1998.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 78 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks on the chart dated May 11, 1998 and spent 14 weeks on the chart before peaking at number 6 on August 10.RPM Volume 67 No. 20, August 10 1998 - Country Tracks
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Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

Gil Grand songs 1998 singles Songs written by Byron Hill Monument Records singles Song recordings produced by Byron Hill {{1998-country-song-stub