Carried Away (George Strait song)

"Carried Away" is a song written by Steve Bogard and Jeff Stevens and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in June 1996 as the second single from Strait's 1996 album Blue Clear Sky. In August of that year, it became Strait's 30th number one hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. The song was one of two George Strait songs (the other being "One Night at a Time") to be nominated for Single of the Year at the 1997 Country Music Association awards.^[2]

"Carried Away"
Single by George Strait
from the album Blue Clear Sky
B-side	"Do the Right Thing"
Released	June 3, 1996
Recorded	September 25, 1995[1]
Genre	Country
Length	3:19 (album version) 2:58 (single edit)
Label	MCA Nashville 55204
Songwriter(s)	Steve Bogard Jeff Stevens
Producer(s)	Tony Brown George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"Blue Clear Sky" (1996) "Carried Away" (1996) "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" (1996)

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the strongest thing about the single is Strait's "heartfelt delivery." She goes on to say that "the melody is pretty, but the lyric just seems a little clichéd and unworthy of Strait's vocal gifts.^[3]

Chart positions

"Carried Away" debuted at number 73 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 18, 1996.

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]	2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6]	49
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7]	18

Certifications

Certifications for Carried Away

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Latest Greatest Sraitest Hits (CD). George Strait. MCA Nashville. 2000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. Haggerty, Kate (1997-09-16). "Sting, Toby Keith, Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw, and LeAnn Rimes Among Performers on 31st Annual CMA Awards". CMT. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
3. Billboard, June 22, 1996
4. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9633." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 2, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
5. "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
6. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
7. "Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
8. "American single certifications – George Strait – Carried Away". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 11, 2022.