I Don't Have to Be Me ('til Monday)
"I Don't Have To Be Me ('til Monday)" is a song by American country music artist Steve Azar. It was released in October 2001 as the lead-off single from his album Waitin' on Joe. The song peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, becoming Azar's highest-peaking single. Azar wrote this song with R.C. Bannon and Jason Young. It also peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it his first and only Hot 100 entry, as well as his most successful single to date.
| "I Don't Have To Be Me ('til Monday)" | ||||
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| Single by Steve Azar | ||||
| from the album Waitin' on Joe | ||||
| B-side | "You Don't Know How It Feels"[1] | |||
| Released | October 1, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:16 | |||
| Label | Mercury Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | R.C. Bannon Jason Young Steve Azar | |||
| Producer(s) | Rafe Van Hoy | |||
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Content
editIn the song, the male narrator decides to call in sick on Friday so that he can have a three-day weekend.[2] The song is in a 4/4 time signature and moderate tempo in the key of A-flat major, following the chord progression A♭-E♭-Fm7-D♭.[3]
Critical reception
editRick Cohoon of Allmusic gave the song a positive review, calling it "the lyrical embodiment of every working person’s fantasy" and "original, recognizable and conducive to toe tapping."[2]
Chart performance
edit"I Don't Have to Be Me ('til Monday)" debuted at number 57 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of October 6, 2001. "I Don't Have to Be Me" spent forty-four weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, peaking at number 2 in mid-2002.[1] It was his first charting single since "I Never Stopped Lovin' You" in 1996.
| Chart (2001-2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 35 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2002) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 7 |
References
edit- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ a b Cohoon, Rick. ""I Don't Have to Be Me ('til Monday)" review". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ "Sheet music for 'I Don't Have to Be Me'". MusicNotes.com. 6 May 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ "Steve Azar Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Steve Azar Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 2002: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2012.