You'll Think of Me

For the Elvis Presley song, see You'll Think of Me (Elvis Presley song).

"You'll Think of Me" is a song by Australian and American country music artist Keith Urban. The track, written by Darrell Brown, Dennis Matkosky, and Ty Lacy and produced by Urban and Dann Huff, was recorded for his third studio album Golden Road (2002). It was released on 8 December 2003 as the fourth and final single from the album by Capitol Records Nashville.

"You'll Think of Me"
Single by Keith Urban
from the album Golden Road
Released	8 December 2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	Country
Length	4:53 (album version) 3:51 (radio edit)
Label	Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Darrell Brown Dennis Matkosky Ty Lacy
Producer(s)	Dann Huff Keith Urban
Keith Urban singles chronology
"Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" (2003) "You'll Think of Me" (2003) "Days Go By" (2004)

It was a hit single from the album, spending a two-week run atop the US Hot Country Songs. A crossover hit, it peaked at number two on the Adult Contemporary chart, number six on the Adult Top 40 chart, and number 38 on the Pop Airplay chart; this led the single to peak at number 24 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.

In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #185 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking.^[1]

Content

The song is about a man undergoing a breakup and telling his ex that she will regret breaking up with him.^[2][3] It has a "moderate" tempo in the key of A major, following a chord pattern of A-E-F♯m⁷-D.^[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Sam Erickson and premiered in January 2004.

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[5]

• Keith Urban — lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
• Tom Bukovac — rhythm guitar
• Matt Chamberlain — drums
• Eric Darken — percussion
• Dan Dugmore — guitars
• Steve Nathan — keyboards
• Jimmie Lee Sloas — bass guitar
• Russell Terrell — background vocals

Track listing

UK CD single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"You'll Think of Me" (Jeremy Wheatley Remix)	Darrell Brown Dennis Matkosky Ty Lacy	Dann Huff Keith Urban	3:53
2.	"If You Wanna Stay"	Keith Urban	Urban Matt Rollings	4:27

Europe CD single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"You'll Think of Me" (Jeremy Wheatley Remix)	Darrell Brown Dennis Matkosky Ty Lacy	Dann Huff Keith Urban	3:53
2.	"You'll Think of Me" (Recorded Live in Los Angeles)	Brown Matkosky Lacy	Urban	3:58
3.	"If You Wanna Stay"	Keith Urban	Urban	4:27
4.	"What About Me"	Urban Rodney Crowell	Urban	3:51

UK & Europe DVD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You'll Think of Me"
2.	"Better Life"
3.	"What About Me" (Plus Photo Gallery)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004–2005) Peak position Canada Country (Radio & Records)[6] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[7] 24 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 2 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[9] 6 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 1 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[11] 38

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position US Billboard Hot 100[12] 93 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[13] 18 US Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 3 Chart (2005) Position US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[15] 10

Release history

Release dates and format(s) for "You'll Think of Me"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	8 December 2003	Country radio	Capitol Nashville	[16]
	3 May 2004	Adult contemporary radio		[17]
	31 May 2005	Hot adult contemporary radio		[18]
	August 2005	Contemporary hit radio		[19]

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20]	Platinum	70,000‡
United States (RIAA)[21]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Awards

In 2006, this song became Keith Urban's first to win the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.

References

1. "The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. May 24, 2014.
2. Chrissie Dickinson (November 29, 2004). "Urban legend: with three successful solo albums, singer/songwriter is touted as the next big thing in country music". Chicago Tribune. p. 3. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
3. "The 201 Greatest Singles of the Decade, Part 9: #40-#21". Country Universe. December 23, 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
4. "'You'll Think of Me' sheet music". MusicNotes.com. 25 March 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
5. Golden Road (CD booklet). Capitol Records. 2002. 32936.
6. "Canada Country Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 30, 2004. p. 45. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
7. "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
8. "Keith Urban Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
9. "Keith Urban Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
10. "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
11. "Keith Urban Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
12. "Billboard Top 100 – 2004". billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
13. "2004 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. 25 December 2004. p. YE-74. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
14. "Best of 2004: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
15. "2005 The Year in Music & Touring" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 52. 24 December 2005. p. YE-76. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
16. Trias, Mike (5 December 2003). "Going for Adds | Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1533. p. 23. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
17. Trias, Mike (30 April 2004). "Going for Adds | AC" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1553. p. 24. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
18. Trias, Mike (27 May 2005). "Going for Adds | Hot AC" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1608. p. 21. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
19. "New & Active | CHR/Pop" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1619. 12 August 2005. p. 28. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
20. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
21. "American single certifications – Keith Urban – You'll Think Of Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 24 August 2019.