"I Wanna Go Too Far" is a song written by

Kent Robbins Kent Marshall Robbins (April 23, 1947 – December 27, 1997) was an American country music songwriter. Robbins was born in Mayfield, Kentucky. He began writing for Charley Pride's Pi-Gem music in 1974. Between then and his death, he wrote song ...

and

Layng Martine Jr. James Layng Martine Jr. (born March, 1942) is an American songwriter whose compositions have appeared on the country and pop music charts over a four-decade span beginning in the late 1960s. His songs, "Way Down" and "Rub it In", have each been re ...

, and recorded by American

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artist

Trisha Yearwood Patricia Lynn Yearwood (born September 19, 1964) is an American singer, actress, author and television personality. She rose to fame with her 1991 debut single " She's in Love with the Boy," which became a number one hit on the ''Billboard'' c ...

. It was released in July 1995 as the fourth single from the album ''

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''. The song reached number 9 on the US ''

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chart.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of ''

'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it "a great uptempo ode to rocking the boat and living life to its finest." She goes on to say that Yearwood conveys a "sense of yearning and urgency" and this successfully taps into the emotional core.''

'', July 29, 1995: Vol. 107 Iss. 30 - p. 86

Chart performance

"I Wanna Go Too Far" debuted at number 68 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 5, 1995.

References

1995 singles 1994 songs Trisha Yearwood songs Songs written by Kent Robbins Songs written by Layng Martine Jr. Song recordings produced by Garth Fundis MCA Records singles {{1995-country-song-stub