Blessed (Martina McBride song)

"Blessed"
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Single by Martina McBride
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side	"When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues"
Released	October 22, 2001
Format	music download, CD single
Genre	Country
Length	4:36 (album version)
Label	RCA Nashville
Writer(s)	Brett James, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges
Producer(s)	Paul Worley
Martina McBride singles chronology
"When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues" (2001) "Blessed" (2001) "Where Would You Be" (2002)
Music video "Blessed" at CMT.com

"Blessed" is a song written by Brett James, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey, and recorded by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in October 2001 as the second single from her Greatest Hits album. In March 2002, it became her fifth and last No. 1 single on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Content

The narrator talks about how she is blessed in many ways.

Music video

The music video was directed by Deaton Flanigen and premiered in late 2001.

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.

• Matt Chamberlain — drums
• David Huff — programming
• Carolyn Dawn Johnson — background vocals
• Troy Lancaster — electric guitar
• B. James Lowry — acoustic guitar
• Martina McBride — lead and background vocals
• Jerry McPherson — electric guitar
• Steve Nathan — Hammond B-3 organ
• Biff Watson — acoustic guitar
• Glenn Worf — bass guitar
• Jonathan Yudkin — violin, viola, cello

Chart performance

"Blessed" debuted at No. 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 3, 2001.

Chart (2001–2002)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	1
US Billboard Hot 100	31

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)	9

Preceded by "The Long Goodbye" by Brooks & Dunn

Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single March 30-April 6, 2002

Succeeded by "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out" by Chris Cagle

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics