"We Were in Love" is a song written by

Chuck Cannon Marion Cletus Cannon Jr., known professionally as Chuck Cannon, is an American country music songwriter. His compositions include hit singles for Toby Keith and John Michael Montgomery. Cannon has also received awards for Broadcast Music Incorp ...

and

Allen Shamblin Allen Shamblin is a country music songwriter who was born in Tennessee, and was brought up in Huffman, Texas. After graduating from Sam Houston State University he worked in Austin as a real estate appraiser. In 1987, he quit his job and move ...

, and performed by American

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artist

Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel (born July 8, 1961), known professionally as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. He released his first four studio albums—1993's '' Toby Keith'', 1994's '' Boomtown'', 19 ...

. It was released in June 1997 as the first single from his album '' Dream Walkin'''. It peaked at number 2 in both the United States and Canada. The song was originally intended for

Faith Hill Audrey Faith McGraw (; born September 21, 1967), known professionally as Faith Hill, is an American singer and actress. She is one of the most successful country music artists of all time, having sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. Hill' ...

, who placed it on hold for a short period while recording her 1998 album ''

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'', as reported by Keith on ''After MidNite with

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''.

Content

The narrator wishes that he could build a time machine, and go back to when he and his lover were 17, and when they were in love.

Music video

This was the first Toby Keith video that Michael Salomon directed, who has since directed the majority of his music videos. It premiered on CMT on June 13, 1997, when CMT named it a "Hot Shot".

Chart positions

"We Were in Love" debuted at number 61 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of June 14, 1997.

Year-end charts

References

1997 singles Toby Keith songs Songs written by Allen Shamblin Songs written by Chuck Cannon Music videos directed by Michael Salomon Song recordings produced by James Stroud Mercury Nashville singles 1997 songs {{1997-country-song-stub