Probably Wouldn't Be This Way

2005 single by LeAnn Rimes

"Probably Wouldn't Be This Way"

Single by LeAnn Rimes

from the album This Woman

Released

March 21, 2005

Genre

Country

Length

3:37

Label

Curb

Songwriter(s)

John Kennedy
Tammi Kidd

Producer(s)

Dann Huff

LeAnn Rimes singles chronology

"Nothin' 'bout Love Makes Sense"
(2005)

"Probably Wouldn't Be This Way"
(2005)

"Something's Gotta Give"
(2006)

"Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" is a song recorded by American country music artist LeAnn Rimes. It was written by John Kennedy and Tammi Kidd and produced by Dann Huff. It was released on March 21, 2005, as the second single from Rimes's seventh studio album This Woman (2005).

It peaked at number 3 on the Hot Country Songs. It was also a crossover hit, peaking at number 8 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, it rose to number 19 on the country music chart.

Music video

In the music video, LeAnn Rimes is wearing a wedding ring. A wedding dress and funeral flowers are in her house. Scenes show her knocking feathers out of a pillow, lying on a bed, and attempting suicide by drowning in a bathtub.

Charts

Chart (2005-2006)	Peak position
Canada Country (Radio & Records)^[1]	19
US Billboard Hot 100^[2]	54
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	3
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[4]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	26
Chart (2006)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[6]	19

Release history

Release dates and format(s) for "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way"
Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	March 21, 2005	Country radio	Asylum-Curb	^[7]
United States	January 9, 2006	Adult contemporary radio	Asylum-Curb	^[8]

References

^ "Canada Country Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. October 14, 2005.
^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
^ "Best of 2005: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2005. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
^ "Going for Adds - Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. March 18, 2005. p. 21.
^ "Going for Adds - AC" (PDF). Radio & Records. January 6, 2006. p. 21.