"Something Worth Leaving Behind" is a song written by Brett Beavers and Tom Douglas, and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist

Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack Liddell (; born August 19, 1966) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Her 2000 single, " I Hope You Dance" was a major crossover music hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Country Chart and the Top 15 ...

. It was released in May 2002 as the first single and title track from her album of the same name. The song peaked at number 20 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks.

Background

Womack told ''Billboard'', "It's a good message and one that I am glad to deliver. I hope to have a lot of those kinds of songs over the course of my career."

Critical reception

Chuck Taylor of '' Billboard'' gave the song a positive review and wrote, "The outstanding song has a haunting, memorable melody and a great lyric, starting with the opening lines. It's a lyric with a poignant sentiment, and Womack delivers it beautifully. She possesses one of the most compelling country female voices to come along in quite a while-vulnerable one minute, compelling and gutsy the next. This should quickly become the next hit on what will no doubt become a lengthy parade for this talented artist."

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 54 during the week of May 24, 2002.Country Chart Action Awaits ACM Awards Fall-out
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Something Worth Leaving Behind 2002 singles 2002 songs Lee Ann Womack songs Songs written by Brett Beavers Songs written by Tom Douglas (songwriter) MCA Nashville Records singles Song recordings produced by Frank Liddell