| "Wide Open Spaces" | ||||
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| Single by Dixie Chicks | ||||
| from the album Wide Open Spaces | ||||
| B-side | "I Can Love You Better" | |||
| Released | August 17, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Monument | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Susan Gibson | |||
| Producer(s) | Blake Chancey, Paul Worley | |||
| Dixie Chicks singles chronology | ||||
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"Wide Open Spaces" is a song written by Susan Gibson and recorded by the American country music group Dixie Chicks. It was released in August 1998 as the third single and title track from the band's album Wide Open Spaces.[1] The song hit number one on the U.S. Country singles chart and spent four weeks there in November 1998.[1][2] It also placed to number 41 on the U.S. Pop singles chart.
In 2001, the RIAA placed "Wide Open Spaces" at number 259 on its 365 Songs of the Century list. In 2003, CMT named it number 22 in its 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music list.
- ^ a b "Chicks Complete Discography: Wide Open Spaces". The All-Inclusive Dixie Chicks Page. 2000-04-12. Archived from the original on 2008-05-31. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- ^ "Historical Chicks". Chicks. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2008-07-10.