"I Cross My Heart" is a song written by Steve Dorff and Eric Kaz, and performed by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in September 1992 as the first single to his album Pure Country, which is also the soundtrack to the movie of the same title. It reached number-one in both the United States and Canada. The song is featured as the movie's finale.
"I Cross My Heart" | ||||
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Single by George Strait | ||||
from the album Pure Country | ||||
B-side | "You're Right, I'm Wrong" | |||
Released | September 28, 1992 | |||
Recorded | April 16, 1992 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:30 | |||
Label | MCA Nashville 54478 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Steve Dorff, Eric Kaz | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Brown | |||
George Strait singles chronology | ||||
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The music video was directed by Charley Randazzo, and consists entirely of scenes from the film, Strait's next music video "Heartland" also exclusively used scenes from Pure Country. These two videos were released consecutively as were the singles.
"I Cross My Heart" is widely regarded as one of Strait's best songs. Billboard and American Songwriter ranked the song number five and number four, respectively, on their lists of the 10 greatest George Strait songs.[1][2]
"I Cross My Heart" debuted at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 3, 1992 and peaked at number one on December 5, 1992. Since it became available for digital download, the song has sold 992,000 digital copies in the United States as of January 2015.[3]
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 1 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
Chart (1993) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 81 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[7] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000![]() |
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George Strait 1990s singles | |
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Livin' It Up | |
Chill of an Early Fall | |
Holding My Own | |
Pure Country | |
Easy Come, Easy Go | |
Lead On | |
Strait Out of the Box | |
Blue Clear Sky | |
Carrying Your Love with Me | |
One Step at a Time | |
Always Never the Same |
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