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, Phil Barnhart and

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. It was released in January 1999 as the first single from his album ''

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''. It peaked at No. 16 on the ''

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charts, becoming his 17th Top 20 hit on that chart.

Background

Walker told ''Country Weekly'', "I loved this song from the moment I heard it. I love it when men are able to let their women be in control, because, to me, that's a sign of strength. I also love the lyrics. My favorite line is, 'She likes chocolate about as much as she likes me.' In my case, that's probably true!" Ara Jansen of ''

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'' commented to Walker about the line in the song about his partner loving chocolate as much as she likes him and Walker stated, "The quicker you realise that, the better off you are. Men stay the same and I always smile when I sing that song. I'm a much happier person in my marriage than I was five or six years ago because I figured that out." Walker told the ''

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'', "I'm a romantic, so I like love songs. I guess there are a lot of people out there that are in love or want to be in love." Richie McDonald who co-wrote "She's Always Right" previously toured with Walker as a member of

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in 1996. The song’s content has no relevance to this article.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of ''

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'' in his review of the album wrote "She's Always Right has a good sense of humor."

Music video

A music video was created for the song. It was directed by Michael Merriman. The video debuted on CMT's "Delivery Room" on March 24, 1999Clay Walker News 1999
(March 22, 1999)

Chart positions

Charts

Year-end charts

References

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