"One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" or simply "One Way Ticket" is a song written by Judy Rodman and Keith Hinton, and recorded by American

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artist

LeAnn Rimes Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian (born August 28, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She originally rose to success as a country music artist at the age of 13 and has since crossed over into pop, contemporary Christian, and o ...

. It was released in September 1996 as the third single from the album ''

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''. The single made her the fourth teen-aged country music act to score a number one single on the U.S. ''Billboard'' country music charts. It is also her only number one country hit to date. According to one of the producers present at the song's recording session, Rimes recorded her vocals in only one take.

Music video

The music video was filmed in

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, and shows Rimes singing with a microphone, and taking in the city. One scene shows her singing on top of a cable car. Other San Francisco landmarks shown include the

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, Fisherman's Wharf, and Lombard Street, where her main performance scenes were filmed.

Critical reception

A review by ''

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'' stated "Less retro and traditional than her previous hit singles, Rimes' outing is a vibrant, uptempo number." *Note: page 94

Track listing

;CD single # One Way Ticket (Because I Can) - 3:42 #

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- 3:51

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

1996 singles 1996 songs LeAnn Rimes songs Curb Records singles Songs written by Judy Rodman {{1996-country-song-stub Song recordings produced by Chuck Howard