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⚫ {{Infobox song
{{Unreferenced|date=August 2010}}
⚫ | name = I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No
⚫ {{Infobox single
⚫ | cover = Blackhawk - INSETSN.png
⚫ | Name = I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No
| alt =
| Artist = ]
| type = single
⚫ | Cover = Blackhawk - INSETSN.png
| from Album = ] | artist = ]
| album = ]
⚫ | Released = July 18, 1995
| B-side = A Kiss Is Worth a Thousand Words
⚫ | Recorded = 1995
⚫ | released = July 10, 1995
| Genre = Country
| format =
⚫ | Label = ]
⚫ | recorded = 1995
⚫ | Length = 3:46 (radio edit)<br/>4:16 (album version)
| studio =
⚫ | Writer = ]
| Producer = Mark Bright | venue =
| genre = ]
⚫ | Last single = "]"<br />(1995)
⚫ | length = 3:46 (radio edit)<br/>4:15 (album version)
| This single = "'''I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No'''"<br />(1995)
⚫ | label = ]
⚫ | Next single = "]"<br />(1996)
⚫ | writer = ]
| producer = ]
⚫ | prev_title = ]
| prev_year = 1995
⚫ | next_title = ]
| next_year = 1995
}} }}
"'''I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No'''" is a single recorded by ] band ]. It is the lead-off single released from their album '']''. It peaked at #2 in the United States, while it was their first number-one hit in Canada. The song was written by ], who was married to ] at the time. "'''I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No'''" is a song written by ] and recorded by American ] band ]. It was released in July 1995 as the lead-off single from their album '']''. It peaked at number 2 on the United States ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks, while it was their first number-one hit in Canada.


==Content== ==Content==
The song's narrator can't resist his lover. He's weaker as she is closer to him, and so he asks her to go, because he's not strong enough to say no. The song's chorus goes like this: The song's narrator finds himself falling for another man's wife. As they spend time together, he likens being around her to being on "slippery ice", and fears that he may not be able to stop and say no if they continue on their present path.


==Critical reception==
:''Baby please, please, please go''
Deborah Evans Price, of '']'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Paul's vocal "gives this group a distinctive sound, and this is yet another fine offering from this talented trio."<ref>'']'', July 29, 1995</ref>
:''I'm not strong enough to say no''
:''Please, please, don't stay''
:''I'm not man enough to walk away''
:''Please, please, pass by''
:''I can't resist you even though I try''
:''So please go''
:''I'm not strong enough to say no''


==Music video== ==Music video==
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==Chart performance== ==Chart performance==
This song entered the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on the week of August 5, 1995, and peaked at #2 on the week of October 21, 1995. It reached #1 on the ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart in Canada on the week of November 6, 1995. "I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No" debuted at number 72 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of July 29, 1995, and peaked at number 2 on the week of October 21, 1995, behind ]' "]". It reached number 1 on the ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart in Canada on the week of November 6, 1995.
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===Year-end charts===
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| US ] ('']'')<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1995: Country Songs | work=] | publisher=] | date=1995| accessdate=July 21, 2013}}</ref>
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==Succession== ==References==
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{{S-aft| after="Learning a Lot About Love"<br />by ]}}
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Latest revision as of 06:44, 28 November 2021

1995 single by Blackhawk
"I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No"
Single by Blackhawk
from the album Strong Enough
B-side"A Kiss Is Worth a Thousand Words"
ReleasedJuly 10, 1995
Recorded1995
GenreCountry
Length3:46 (radio edit)
4:15 (album version)
LabelArista Nashville
Songwriter(s)Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Producer(s)Mark Bright
Blackhawk singles chronology
"That's Just About Right"
(1995) 		"I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No"
(1995) 		"Like There Ain't No Yesterday"
(1995)

"I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No" is a song written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and recorded by American country music band Blackhawk. It was released in July 1995 as the lead-off single from their album Strong Enough. It peaked at number 2 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks, while it was their first number-one hit in Canada.

Content

The song's narrator finds himself falling for another man's wife. As they spend time together, he likens being around her to being on "slippery ice", and fears that he may not be able to stop and say no if they continue on their present path.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Paul's vocal "gives this group a distinctive sound, and this is yet another fine offering from this talented trio."

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Shea.

Chart performance

"I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No" debuted at number 72 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of July 29, 1995, and peaked at number 2 on the week of October 21, 1995, behind Garth Brooks' "She's Every Woman". It reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada on the week of November 6, 1995.

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM) 1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard) 4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1995) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM) 30
US Country Songs (Billboard) 20

References

  1. Billboard, July 29, 1995
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2798." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 6, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  3. "Blackhawk Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. "Blackhawk Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  6. "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
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