| "What I Really Meant to Say" | ||||
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| Single by Cyndi Thomson | ||||
| from the album My World | ||||
| B-side | "Things I Would Do" | |||
| Released | March 26, 2001[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
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| "What I Really Meant to Say" on YouTube | ||||
"What I Really Meant to Say" is the debut single by American country music artist Cyndi Thomson. Thomson co-wrote the song with Tommy Lee James and Chris Waters, with the former co-producing the song with Paul Worley. The track was released via Capitol Records Nashville on March 26, 2001, as the lead single to her debut studio album My World (2001).
The song was a massive success, topping the US Hot Country Songs chart for three consecutive weeks and was one of 2001's most played songs at country radio.[3] As of 2024, it is Thomson's sole number one single on the chart and as such, she has been credited as a one-hit wonder.
- ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1394. March 23, 2001. p. 73.
- ^ "Pro Audio: Production Credits". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media. October 13, 2001. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Google Books.
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