"Simple Things" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer-songwriter

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. It was released in August 2001 as the lead single from the album of the same name. Brickman's co-writers were Darrell Brown and Beth Nielsen Chapman. Brickman performed the song with

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. The single was Brickman's eleventh chart release on the

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chart and his first number one. "Simple Things" spent one week at number one, but failed to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

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