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Background

Gary LeVox said of the song, "We got the song the night before we were going in to track the record. Mark (Bright) had called us and said, 'You've got to hear this!' When we heard it, our jaws dropped. It floored us. We were looking for a good power ballad. We had a lot that we had on hold. Because we all love ballads so much. It's got to be one that's real special." archived Rascalflatts.com webpage from 2000

Chart performance

"While You Loved Me" debuted at number 48 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of March 31, 2001.

Year-end charts

References

2001 singles Rascal Flatts songs Songs written by Kim Williams (songwriter) Songs written by Danny Wells (songwriter) Song recordings produced by Mark Bright (record producer) Lyric Street Records singles 2000 songs Songs written by Marty Dodson {{2000s-country-song-stub