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"I've Come to Expect It from You" is a song written by Buddy Cannon and Dean Dillon, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in October 1990 as the third and final single from his album Livin' It Up. It peaked at number 1 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. In the United States it stayed at number 1 for five weeks.[1] In Canada, it reached number 1 in January 1991 and stayed there for one week.

"I've Come to Expect It from You"
Single by George Strait
from the album Livin' It Up
B-side	"Stranger in My Arms"
Released	October 22, 1990
Recorded	February 13, 1990
Genre	Country
Length	3:45
Label	MCA 53969
Songwriter(s)	Buddy Cannon Dean Dillon
Producer(s)	Jimmy Bowen George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"Drinking Champagne" (1990) "I've Come to Expect It from You" (1990) "If I Know Me" (1991)

Content

The song is about the male narrator describing his ex-lover's apathetic attitude.[2] It is composed in the key of B-flat major with a main chord pattern of F7-B♭.[3]

Critical reception

Rating it "A", Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe wrote that "It’s nervy and angry, with a thread of bitterness that Strait has rarely explored in his work."[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1990–1991)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6]	53
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7]	2

References

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