"If I Know Me" is a song written by Pam Belford and
Dean Dillon
Dean Dillon (born Larry Dean Flynn; March 26, 1955) is an American country musician and songwriter. Between 1982 and 1993, he recorded six studio albums on various labels, and charted several singles on the '' Billboard'' country charts. Since 1 ...
, and performed by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
artist
George Strait
George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait is considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. In the 1980s, he was credited for ...
. It was released in March 1991 as the first single to his album ''
Chill of an Early Fall
''Chill of an Early Fall'' is the eleventh studio album by American country music singer George Strait. It was released by MCA Records. The album produced the singles "If I Know Me" and " You Know Me Better Than That", both of which reached Numbe ...
''. It peaked at number 1 on both the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart.
Content
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
The music video was directed by Bill Young and filmed at Victoria's Black Swan Inn in
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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Chart positions
Year-end charts
References
1991 singles
George Strait songs
Songs written by Dean Dillon
Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen
MCA Records singles
1991 songs
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