99.9% Sure (I've Never Been Here Before)
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| Single by Brian McComas | ||||
| from the album Brian McComas | ||||
| Released | March 10, 2003[1] | |||
| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | 3:13 | |||
| Label | Lyric Street | |||
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| Producer(s) | Leigh Reynolds | |||
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"99.9% Sure (I've Never Been Here Before)" is a song by American country music recording musician Brian McComas. It was written by Billy Austin and Greg Barnhill and produced by Leigh Reynolds, and was included on his self-titled debut studio album (2003). It was released on March 10, 2003, via Lyric Street Records, as the third single from the album yet was the first single from the album in over a year.
The track proved to become McComas' biggest hit, hitting number ten on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number eight on the Radio & Records Country Top 50, becoming his only top ten single on both of the charts. It was also his only entry on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot 100 Airplay charts, peaking at numbers 57 and 54. McComas performed the song as part of his setlist as an opener on Rascal Flatts' CMT Most Wanted Live tour.[2][3]
Background
[edit]The track was one of hundreds McComas listened to before choosing the five final songs for his debut album. He said, "I let my wife hear it, and we were both humming it and singing it to each other. I thought, ‘If I’ve heard 1,200 songs and I’m humming and singing this one, then I might think about cutting it.'"[4]
Composition
[edit]"99.9% Sure (I've Never Been Here Before)" is written in the key of G major, with his vocals ranging from D4–C6.[5] The track moves at a tempo of 116 beats per minute.[6] The track lyrically describes McComas singing about a good relationship and how he's "99.9% sure" he's never had a good love like this.
Critical reception
[edit]Brian Mansfield of USA Today stated that the song's "clean steel lines and bright guitars [blend] agreeably on contemporary country radio."[7] Kristina Dorsey of The Day magazine commented that the song was "idiosyncratic and catchy in the best mandolin–pop way."[8]
Chart performance
[edit]"99.9% Sure (I've Never Been Here Before)" debuted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, then known as Hot Country Singles & Tracks, the week of March 8, 2003, at number 59. It peaked at number ten on the chart for the week of August 2, 2003, becoming his only top ten single. It spent 27 weeks in total on the chart. In September 2005, the track received a Spin Award from Broadcast Data Systems for 100,000 confirmed airplay spins.[9]
Music video
[edit]Brent Hedgecock directed the music video. McComas told CMT about the experience, "Brent [Hedgecock] said, 'We're going to change around the scenery as much as we can."[4] The video was filmed all over the state of California in 20 different locations, averaging about four to five locations per day; it was filmed across four days.[4]
Personnel
[edit]Taken from the Brian McComas album booklet.[10]
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- Glenn Worf – bass
- David Grissom – electric guitar
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
- Steve Nathan – keyboards
- Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Leigh Reynolds – banjo
Charts
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References
[edit]- ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1494. March 7, 2003. p. 50. ISSN 0277-4860.
- ^ CMT.com staff (August 4, 2003). "Rascal Flatts Headlining MWL Tour". CMT. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ Dolloff, Aimee (October 27, 2003). "Fans get out of their seats for Rascal Flatts". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, ME. p. C9.
- ^ a b c Gilbert, Calvin (July 16, 2003). "Brian McComas Moves Forward With Certainty". CMT. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ McComas, Brian (June 30, 2003). "Brian McComas "99.9% Sure (I've Never Been Here Before)" Sheet Music in G Major — Download & Print". Musicnotes. Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ "BPM for "99.9% Sure (I've Never Been Here Before)" by Brian McComas". Song BPM. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ Brian Mansfield (28 July 2003). "LSG returns; Sarai raps up her debut". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ Dorsey, Kristina (September 18, 2003). "disc tip: Brian McComas, Brian McComas". The Day (New London). Vol. 123, no. 79. New London, CT. p. 7.
- ^ "Announcing This Month's Recipients of BDSCertified Spin Awards". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 43. Prometheus Global Media. October 22, 2005. p. 79. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Brian McComas (album liner notes). Brian McComas. Lyric Street Records. 2003. 65025.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Brian McComas Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Brian McComas Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Brian McComas Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ "R&R Country Top 50". Radio & Records. No. 1516. August 8, 2003. p. 48. ISSN 0277-4860.
- ^ "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- ^ "Most Heard R&R 2003 – Country". Radio & Records. No. 1534. December 12, 2003. p. 41. ISSN 0277-4860.