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"The Greatest" is a song written by Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in April 1999 as the first single from the album She Rides Wild Horses. The song reached No. 26 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

"The Greatest"
Single by Kenny Rogers
from the album She Rides Wild Horses
Released	April 17, 1999
Genre	Country
Length	3:09
Label	Dreamcatcher
Songwriter(s)	Don Schlitz
Producer(s)	Brent Maher, Jim McKell
Kenny Rogers singles chronology
"I'll Be There for You" (1992) "The Greatest" (1999) "Slow Dance More" (1999)

Content

In the song, a little boy is outside playing baseball by himself, saying, "I'm the greatest player," and tosses the ball up in the air to hit the ball and swings and misses. The boy repeats this two more times. As his mother calls him inside for supper, the undeterred boy, in a twist ending, reveals his position—pitcher—and thus by earning a strikeout, he is still the greatest.

In popular culture

The story in the song is played out in a TV commercial by The Foundation for a Better Life, promoting the value of Optimism.

Chart performance

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2]	10
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	26

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]	97

References

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