Honesty (Write Me a List)

Infobox single
Name = Honesty (Write Me A List)


Artist = Rodney Atkins
from Album = Honesty
B-side = "My Old Man"
Released = 2003
Format =
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length = 4:15
Label = Curb
Writer = Patience Clemens, David Kent
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = "My Old Man"
(2003)
This single = "Honesty (Write Me A List)"
(2004)
Next single = "Someone to Share It With"
(2004)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Honesty
Type = Studio
prev_track =
prev_no =
this_track = "Honesty (Write Me A List)"
track_no = 1
next_track = "What's Left Of Me"
next_no = 2

"Honesty (Write Me a List)" is a song by country music artist Rodney Atkins. This song was Rodney's fourth chart single, peaking at #4 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart in 2004, giving Atkins his first Top 10 single. [cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1483890/class-of-2003-yields-no-clear-winners.jhtml |title=Class of 2003 Yields No Clear Winners |accessdate=2008-05-24 |last=Morris |first=Edward |date=2003-12-24]

Content

The song is a mid-tempo ballad that centralizes around a couple who is about to divorce. In the beginning of the song, the man asks the woman to write down a list of what she wants (in other words, the physical belongings owned by the couple). Instead of listing objects, however, she writes down what she wants from the man::"Honesty, sincerity, tenderness and trust:"A little less time for the rest of the world:"And more for the two of us:"Kisses each morning, 'I love you's at night:"Just like it used to be:"The way life was when you were in love with me."

Music video

This video starts out with a couple putting souvenirs away in a box, with the woman crying. The man then goes to put the box away. The scene then switches to Rodney singing in a park, standing beside an old pickup truck. The wife is then seen, watching how the couple got married, on tape. The husband and wife are then seen, on TV, playing in a grass field.

The second verse features Rodney singing in a movie theater beside the screen showing the couple, and the wife placing a napkin in her husband's hand. The husband then gave her a ring, but she was seen leaving the room afterwards. The husband is then seen putting souvenirs in a box. He was then seen sitting on a staircase, opening up the napkin his wife gave him, and found, "Honesty, Sincerity, Tenderness, Trust" written on it. The husband then kissed his wife while she was getting a makeover. The wife was still watching the tape, as her husband got off the staircase and took the napkin with him.

The husband fought back tears and looked in his wife's eyes, while putting the box of souvenirs away. Later, he left with the new car, while his wife was still in bed, crying.

Chart performace

"Honesty (Write Me A List)" started its slow climb in June 2003. The song entered the chart at number 60, and spent 33 weeks on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, reaching its peak of #4 in its 29th chart week on the week of January 3, 2004, where it held #4 for two weeks. It ranked at #29 on American Country Countdown's list of the Top 50 most-played songs of 2004 [ [http://www.acctop40.com/goout.asp?u=http://rope.acctop40.com/year_end_charts/2004top50chart.pdf ACC Top 40 with Kix Brooks - Top 50 songs of 2004] ] , and peaked at #57 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Charts

Other versions

Discount department store chain Target has included an acoustic version of "Honesty (Write Me a List)" as a bonus track on versions of Rodney's 2006 album "If You're Going Through Hell".

External links

*YouTube|uxj6Tbf-65k|"Honesty" music video

References