"If I Know Me" is a song written by Pam Belford and Dean Dillon, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in March 1991 as the first single to his album Chill of an Early Fall. It peaked at number 1 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[1]

"If I Know Me"
Single by George Strait
from the album Chill of an Early Fall
B-side"Home in San Antone"
ReleasedMarch 12, 1991
RecordedSeptember 24, 1990
GenreCountry
Length2:42
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
George Strait singles chronology
"I've Come to Expect It from You"
(1990)
"If I Know Me"
(1991)
"You Know Me Better Than That"
(1991)

Content

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The narrator has just left his lover, but he knows that if he knew himself, then he'd turn his car around, and not get out of town, and come running back to her.

Music video

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The music video was directed by Bill Young and filmed at Victoria's Black Swan Inn in San Antonio[citation needed].

Chart positions

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1991) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 6
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 10

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1532." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 1, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  3. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  5. ^ "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.