Years from now, when critics are discussing Womack's vocal gifts and impressive body of work, this is a song that will stand out. The music video features Lee Ann Womack singing the song to her daughters.Įditors at Billboard gave the song a positive review and wrote, "This is a career record. The song was also Sons of the Desert's first Top 40 country hit since "Leaving October" in 1998. The original version features Sons of the Desert (who, like Womack, were signed to MCA at the time) singing a counterpoint chorus alongside Womack's main chorus, while a second version of the song released for pop radio omits the counterpoint chorus in favor of background vocals to accompany the main chorus.
Two versions of Womack's recording were released. Over time it has been adopted as a song for people who've lost someone, a song that encourages survivors to live life to its fullest. "I Hope You Dance" is a mid-tempo country pop ballad in which the narrator expresses her wishes to an unknown "you." It was not written as a song from a parent to a child. Lucky for me, most of the audience was hung over too and had a good sense of humor about it." In 2006 Womack told Billboard about an incident at the Country Radio Seminar, recalling that, after a night of drinking, "I completely blanked out on the lyrics of 'I Hope You Dance,' of all songs. It fits almost every circumstance I can think of." Certainly, it can represent everything a parent hopes for their child, but it can also be for a relationship that's ending as a fond wish for the other person's happiness or for someone graduating, having a baby, or embarking on a new path. Womack told Billboard, "It made me think about my daughters and the different times in their lives.But it can be so many things to different people. But it certainly hit home with a lot of people, connected with a lot of people and took me a lot of new places that I had not been able to go before and took my career to a new level." And I-I didn't know-I can't predict if something's going to be a big hit or not. It made me think about Aubrie and Anna Lise. And we saw a big difference in our audience and-and the young kids that were coming out to the shows and really into 'I Hope You Dance.' It turned into like a prom and graduation theme." Womack told The Early Show, "I thought it was very special.
When-when I say kids, I mean, you know, like teenagers. But even 'I Hope You Dance.' I was so shocked to see the way the kids got it. I want them to feel small when they stand beside the ocean." She also said, "Sometimes I have fun and lighthearted things. And those are the things I want for them in life. Womack told The Today Show, "You can't hear those lyrics and not think about children and-and-and hope for the future and things you want for them. 9.1.1 Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert."I Hope You Dance" reached its 2 million sales mark in the United States in October 2015, and as of August 2016, it has sold 2,093,000 digital copies in the US. "I Hope You Dance" is ranked 352 in the list Songs of the Century compiled by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It also won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song and was nominated for Grammy Award for Song of the Year. "I Hope You Dance" won the 2001 Country Music Association (CMA) Award for Single of the Year, as well as the Academy of Country Music (ACM), Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), and Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) awards for Song of the Year. It is considered to be Womack's signature song, and it is the only Billboard number one for both Womack and Sons of the Desert. Released in March 2000, the song reached number one on both the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts, and also reached number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100. (Drew and Tim Womack of Sons of the Desert are not related to Lee Ann.) It is the title track on Womack's 2000 album. Sanders and Tia Sillers and recorded by American country music singer Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert. " I Hope You Dance" is a crossover country pop song written by Mark D.
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