"Wave on Wave" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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artist

Pat Green Patrick Craven Green (born April 5, 1972) is an American Texas Country artist. Active since 1995, he has recorded a total of seven studio albums, including several independent works, three for Republic Records and two for BNA. Fifteen of his si ...

. It was released in May 2003 as the first single and title track from his album '' Wave on Wave''. It reached #3 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in the United States, and peaked at #39 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It became his first and, to date, only Top 10 hit. The song was written by Green, David Neuhauser and Justin Pollard. "Wave on Wave" was named Country Song of the Year by the Society of European Stage Authors & Composers (SESAC) in 2003. In addition, it was honored by

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(BMI) for one million spins on radio. "Wave on Wave" was also nominated for a

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in 2004 for Best Country Song. The song has sold 450,000 copies in the U.S. as of October 2014.

As event music

The song was featured during campaign rallies for then-U.S. President George W. Bush during his 2004 reelection campaign. It is currently used by the

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during their "Wave your caps" salute. "Wave On Wave" was performed at halftime on th
University of Iowa Football Team's
home field
Kinnick Stadium
at halftime of the Hawkeye game versus Northern Iowa. Pat Green and a combined ensemble of performers from the University of Iowa

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and the University of Northern Iowa Panther Marching Band joined together to perform the song at halftime. The University of Iowa Football team plays the song during "The Wave," a tradition of turning toward th
University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
at the end of the first quarter to wave at the child patients and their families.

Chart positions

"Wave on Wave" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 31, 2003.

Year-end charts

References

{{Pat Green 2003 singles 2003 songs Pat Green songs Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer) Song recordings produced by Don Gehman Show Dog-Universal Music singles Songs written by Pat Green