"Maybe, Maybe Not" is a song by American country music artist Mindy McCready, taken from her eponymous fourth studio album (2002). The track was written by Mila Mason and Jim Collins and produced by Mike Clute and Bobby Huff, one of two tracks on the album not produced by Billy Joe Walker Jr. It was released on January 14, 2002, as the second single from the album and became a minor hit upon its release. Mason would record a version of her own and released it as a single in 2003 from her album Stained Glass Window,[1] although hers did not chart.
| "Maybe, Maybe Not" | ||||
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 Mindy McCready cover | ||||
| Single by Mindy McCready | ||||
| from the album Mindy McCready | ||||
| Released | January 14, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
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| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
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| Mindy McCready singles chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
editRay Waddell of Billboard magazine, in his review of the album, gave it a mixed review, calling it "sonically busy yet remain[s] interchangeable and [a] vaporous girly anthem(s)."[2]
Music video
editA music video for "Maybe, Maybe Not" was filmed in 2001.[3] It began airing in February 2002 to Great American Country.[4] The video takes place entirely in a laundromat as McCready is shown sitting on top of washing machines and being soaked in bubbles.
Chart performance
edit"Maybe, Maybe Not" debuted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of February 2, 2002 at number 56. The track reached a peak position of number 49 in its fourth week on the chart. It spent 9 weeks in total on the chart and as of 2024, remains McCready's final single to chart on the country charts.[5]
On Radio & Records's country chart, the track debuted at number 50 on February 1, 2002.[6] It rose to number 49 the following week while simultaneously debuting at number 48 on the Country Indicator chart. It peaked at number 45 in its third week on February 15, 2002.[7] Its final week was on February 22, 2002, at number 49.
Personnel
editTaken from the album booklet.[8]
- Larry Beaird – acoustic guitar
- Duncan Mullins – bass
- Russ Pahl – dobro
- Bobby Huff – drums, backing vocals
- Dale Oliver – electric guitar
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
- Reese Wynans – organ
Charts
editMindy McCready version
edit| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 49 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Version | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United States | January 14, 2002 | Mindy McCready | Country radio | Capitol Nashville | [10] |
| August 25, 2003 | Mila Mason |
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References
edit- ^ Stained Glass Window (album liner notes). Mila Mason. Twinbeat Records, Quarterback Records. 2003. 03-001
- ^ Waddell, Ray (March 23, 2002). Paoletta, Michael (ed.). "Reviews & Previews: Albums". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 12. Nielsen Business Media. p. 25. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "MINDY McCREADY Rare Photo Shoot Photos 4-4x6. Maybe Maybe Not Video From 2001". eBay. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Television/Films". Radio & Records. No. 1438. February 1, 2002. p. 18.
- ^ "Mindy McCready arrested again". Country Standard Time. July 23, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "R&R Country Top 50". Radio & Records. No. 1438. February 1, 2002. p. 66.
- ^ "R&R Country Top 50". Radio & Records. No. 1440. February 15, 2002. p. 86.
- ^ Mindy McCready (US album liner notes). Mindy McCready. Capitol Records Nashville. 2002. 25931
- ^ "Mindy McCready Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- ^ "The new single from her upcoming self-titled album, "Maybe, Maybe Not"". Country Monitor. Vol. 10, no. 2. p. 2.
- ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1518. August 22, 2003. 28.