Commitment (LeAnn Rimes song)

1998 single by LeAnn Rimes

"Commitment"

UK CD cover

Single by LeAnn Rimes
from the album  Sittin' on Top of the World
A-side| "Looking Through Your Eyes"
Released| March 16, 1998
Recorded| 1998
Genre|

* Country pop
* pop rock

Length| 4:37
Label| Curb
Songwriter(s)|

* Tony Colton
* Tony Marty
* Bobby Wood

Producer(s)| Wilbur C. Rimes
LeAnn Rimes singles chronology
| "On the Side of Angels"
(1998)  | "Commitment"
(1998)  | "Looking Through Your Eyes"
(1998)

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"Commitment" is a song written by Tony Colton, Tony Marty and Bobby Wood, and recorded by American country music artist LeAnn Rimes. It was released on March 16, 1998 as the lead single from her album Sittin' on Top of the World. In most parts of the world, "Commitment" was released as a double A-side with "Looking Through Your Eyes".

The song peaked at number 4 on the US country charts and at number 38 in the UK. It was later included on Rimes's compilations Greatest Hits (2003) and its international counterpart The Best of LeAnn Rimes (2004).

## Background

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In most parts of the world, "Commitment" was released as a double A-side with "Looking Through Your Eyes". "Looking Through Your Eyes" was intended for pop radio, while "Commitment" was sent to country radio.[1] In Australia, the song was released as a maxi single featuring several remixes of her previous hit, "How Do I Live".[2]

## Track listing

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Australian CD[2]

1. "Commitment" – 4:37
2. "How Do I Live" (Mr Mig Remix) (Dance Radio Edit) – 3:55
3. "How Do I Live" (Mr Mig Remix) (Club Radio Edit) – 4:15
4. "How Do I Live" (RH Factor Radio Edit) – 3:48
5. "How Do I Live" (Mr Mig Remix) (Club Mix) – 7:40
6. "How Do I Live" (Original Extended Mix) – 4:58

UK CD2[3]

1. "Commitment" – 4:37
2. "Looking Through Your Eyes" – 4:05
3. "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" – 3:42

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Commitment"  Chart (1998)  | Peak
position

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Australia (ARIA)[4]
with "How Do I Live" (Remixes) | 59
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 4
UK Singles (OCC)[6]
with "Looking Through Your Eyes" | 38
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 4
US Top Country Singles Sales (Billboard)[8]
| 2

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Commitment"  Chart (1998)  | Position

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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[9] | 39
US Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 33

## Certifications

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Certifications for "Commitment"  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold  | 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## Release history

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Release dates and format(s) for "Commitment"  Region  | Date  | Format(s)  | Label(s)  | Ref.

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United States  | March 16, 1998  | Country radio | Curb | [12]

## References

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1. ^ "LeAnn's Latest Rhymes". Washington Post. 2024-02-26. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
2. ^ a b Commitment/How Do I Live (Dance Mix) (Australian CD Single liner notes). LeAnn Rimes. Curb Records. 1998. 665828 2.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. ^ Commitment/Looking Through Your Eyes (UK CD2 Single liner notes). LeAnn Rimes. Curb Records. 1998. CUBCX 32.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 236.
5. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3579." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 8, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
7. ^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
8. ^ "Billboard Top Country Singles Sales" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
9. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
10. ^ "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
11. ^ "American single certifications – LeAnn Rimes – Looking Through Your Eyes". Recording Industry Association of America.
12. ^ "Going For Adds" (PDF). R&R. March 13, 1998. p. 58.

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LeAnn Rimes singles

Discography

Blue|

* "Blue"
* "Hurt Me"
* "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)"
* "The Light in Your Eyes"

Unchained Melody: The Early Years|

* "Unchained Melody"

You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs|

* "How Do I Live"
* "You Light Up My Life"
* "On the Side of Angels"

Sittin' on Top of the World|

* "Commitment"
* "Looking Through Your Eyes"
* "Nothin' New Under the Moon"
* "Feels Like Home"
* "These Arms of Mine"

LeAnn Rimes|

* "Big Deal"
* "Crazy"

I Need You|

* "But I Do Love You"
* "I Need You"
* "Soon"

God Bless America|

* "God Bless America"

Twisted Angel|

* "Life Goes On"
* "Tic Toc"
* "Suddenly"

Greatest Hits|

* "This Love"

This Woman|

* "Nothin' 'bout Love Makes Sense"
* "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way"
* "Something's Gotta Give"
* "Some People"

Whatever We Wanna|

* "And It Feels Like"
* "Everybody's Someone" (with Brian McFadden)

Family|

* "Nothin' Better to Do"
* "Good Friend and a Glass of Wine"
* "What I Cannot Change"

Lady & Gentlemen|

* "Swingin'"
* "Crazy Women"
* "Give"

Remnants|

* "The Story"
* "How to Kiss a Boy"
* "Long Live Love"
* "Love Is Love Is Love"

God's Work|

* "Throw My Arms Around the World"
* "How Much a Heart Can Hold"
* "Spaceship"
* "Innocent"

Singles from soundtracks|

* "Can't Fight the Moonlight"
* "We Can"

Featured singles|

* "Written in the Stars" (with Elton John)
* "Cattle Call" (with Eddy Arnold)
* "Last Thing on My Mind" (with Ronan Keating)
* "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" (with Bon Jovi)
* "In Front of the Alamo" (with Hal Ketchum)
* "Just Stand Up!" (as Artists Stand Up to Cancer)
* "When It’s Good" (with Marc Broussard)
* "The Choice" (as Souls4Souls)
* "Snow In Vegas" (with David Gray)
* "I Do" (with Aloe Blacc)
* "Uninvited" (with Dave Audé)
* "Jealous of Myself" (with Tenille Arts)

Christmas singles|

* "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart"
* "O Holy Night"
* "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
* "A Different Kind of Christmas"
* "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
* "Santa Baby"
* "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"
* "Celebrate Me Home" (with Gavin DeGraw)
* "Today is Christmas"

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