"My Wish"
Single by Rascal Flatts
from the album Me and My Gang
ReleasedAugust 28, 2006
Genre
Length4:08 (Album Version)
3:55 (Hot Mix)
LabelLyric Street
Songwriter(s)Jeffrey Steele
Steve Robson
Producer(s)Dann Huff
Rascal Flatts[1]
Rascal Flatts singles chronology
"Life Is a Highway"
(2006)		 "My Wish"
(2006)		 "Stand"
(2007)

"My Wish" is a song written by Jeffrey Steele and Steve Robson, and recorded by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released in August 2006 as the third single from their album Me and My Gang. It reached number one on the U.S. country charts in December 2006 and also peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it one of their popular crossover singles. It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and at number 49 on the Billboard Pop 100. As of May 2016, the song has sold 2.927 million in the US.[2] In August 2016, a re-recorded version of the song was released to celebrate the song's 10 year anniversary.

Remix versions

In 2007, the song was remixed and released on the Target bonus disc of Still Feels Good, then was later released alongside a remix of "What Hurts The Most" on a two-song EP entitled, The Hot Mixes,.[3] and was on their compilation album, Twenty Years of Rascal Flatts: The Greatest Hits in 2020.

In 2016, the song was re-recorded as a "10th Anniversary" release of the song.[4]

Personnel

From Me and My Gang liner notes.[5]

String section
  • Charlie Bisharat, Roberto Cani, Mario DeLeon, Armen Garabedian, Peter Kent, Alyssa Park, Tereza Stanislav, Josefina Vergara, John Wittenberg - violins
  • Suzie Katayama, Larry Corbett, Daniel Smith - cellos

Strings conducted by David Campbell.

Charts

Chart (2006–2007) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[6] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 28
US Billboard Pop 100 49
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 13

Year-end charts

Chart (2006) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 50
Chart (2007) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 41
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[12] 29

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Me and My Gang (CD booklet). Rascal Flatts. Lyric Street Records. 2006. 2061-65075-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (May 23, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: May 23, 2016". Roughstock.
  3. ↑ AOL Music profile for "The Hot Mixes"
  4. ↑ "My Wish (10th Anniversary) - Single by Rascal Flatts on Apple Music". iTunes. January 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Me and My Gang (CD liner notes). Rascal Flatts. Lyric Street Records. 2006. 165058.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  10. ↑ "Best of 2006: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2006. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Best of 2007: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  13. ↑ "American single certifications – Rascal Flatts – My Wish". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 3, 2023.


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