"Perfect" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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artist

Sara Evans Sara Lynn Evans (; born February 5, 1971) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is also credited as a record producer, actress, and author. She had five songs reach the number one spot on the '' Billboard'' country songs ch ...

. It was released in September 2003 as the second single from her 2003 album '' Restless''. The song became Evans' fifth Top 10 hit on the US ''

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chart with a peak at number 2. Evans wrote this song with

Tom Shapiro Tom Curtis Shapiro (born in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American songwriter and occasional record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. To date, he holds four Country Songwriter of the Year awards from Broadcast Music Incorpor ...

and Tony Martin.

Music video

The

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for the song, directed by Bobby G., features Evans singing the song with an old-fashioned microphone in a T-shirt and jeans, as well driving a red car through the desert. It was shot at El Mirage Dry Lake Bed in CA's Mojave Desert. The video reached the top of CMT's ''Top Twenty Countdown'' for the week of January 8, 2004.

Chart performance

"Perfect" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 20, 2003.

Year-end charts

References

2003 singles Sara Evans songs Songs written by Sara Evans Songs written by Tom Shapiro Songs written by Tony Martin (songwriter) Song recordings produced by Paul Worley RCA Records Nashville singles 2003 songs {{2000s-country-song-stub