"I Wouldn't Have it Any Other Way" is a song co-written and recorded by American
country music
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singer
Aaron Tippin. It was released in June 1992 as the second single from the album, ''
Read Between the Lines''. The song reached the Top 5 on the ''
Billboard
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Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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chart and peaked at number 4 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart. It was written by Tippin and Butch Curry.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of ''
Billboard
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'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "bright, feisty, and up-tempo manifesto of individuality, somewhat in the vein of Tippin's previous hit '
You've Got to Stand for Something
''You've Got to Stand for Something'' is the debut studio album byAmerican country music artist Aaron Tippin. The title track was Tippin's first chart entry, peaking at #6 on the '' Billboard'' country charts in 1991. Also released from this albu ...
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['']Billboard
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'', July 4, 1992
Music video
The music video was directed by Marius Penczner and premiered in May 1992. The video shows employees buying and running the factory that was about to be sold out from under them.
Chart performance
"I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way" debuted at number 75 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of June 20, 1992
Year-end charts
References
1992 singles
Aaron Tippin songs
Song recordings produced by Emory Gordy Jr.
Songs written by Aaron Tippin
RCA Records Nashville singles
1992 songs
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