You'll Think of Me

"You'll Think of Me"
"You'll Think of Me"
Single by Keith Urban
from the album Golden Road
Released	8 December 2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	Country
Length	4:53 (album version); 3:51 (radio edit);
Label	Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Darrell Brown; Dennis Matkosky; Ty Lacy;
Producer(s)	Dann Huff; Keith Urban;
Keith Urban singles chronology

"You'll Think of Me" is a song by Australian and American country music artist Keith Urban. The track, written by Darrell Brown, Dennis Matkosky, and Ty Lacy and produced by Urban and Dann Huff, was recorded for his third studio album Golden Road (2002). It was released on 8 December 2003 as the fourth and final single from the album by Capitol Records Nashville.

It was a hit single from the album, spending a two-week run atop the US Hot Country Songs. A crossover hit, it peaked at number two on the Adult Contemporary chart, number six on the Adult Top 40 chart, and number 38 on the Pop Airplay chart; this led the single to peak at number 24 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.

In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at number 185 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking.^[1]

Content

"You'll Think of Me" is about a man undergoing a breakup and telling his ex that she will regret breaking up with him.^[2]^[3] It has a "moderate" tempo in the key of A major, following a chord pattern of A-E-F♯m⁷-D.^[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Sam Erickson and premiered in January 2004.

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[5]

Keith Urban — lead vocals, backing vocals, electric guitar
Tom Bukovac — electric guitar
Matt Chamberlain — drums
Eric Darken — percussion
Dan Dugmore — electric guitar
Steve Nathan — keyboards
Jimmie Lee Sloas — bass guitar
Russell Terrell — background vocals

Track listing

UK CD single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"You'll Think of Me" (Jeremy Wheatley Remix)	Darrell Brown Dennis Matkosky Ty Lacy	Dann Huff Keith Urban	3:53
2.	"If You Wanna Stay"	Keith Urban	Urban Matt Rollings	4:27

Europe CD single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"You'll Think of Me" (Jeremy Wheatley Remix)	Darrell Brown Dennis Matkosky Ty Lacy	Dann Huff Keith Urban	3:53
2.	"You'll Think of Me" (Recorded Live in Los Angeles)	Brown Matkosky Lacy	Urban	3:58
3.	"If You Wanna Stay"	Keith Urban	Urban	4:27
4.	"What About Me"	Urban Rodney Crowell	Urban	3:51

UK & Europe DVD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"You'll Think of Me"
2.	"Better Life"
3.	"What About Me" (Plus Photo Gallery)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003–2005)	Peak position
Canada Country (Radio & Records)^[6]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	24
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[8]	2
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[9]	6
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[10]	1
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[11]	38

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[12]	93
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[13]	18
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[14]	3

Chart (2005)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[15]	10

Release history

Release dates and format(s) for "You'll Think of Me"
Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	8 December 2003	Country radio	Capitol Nashville	^[16]
	3 May 2004	Adult contemporary radio		^[17]
	31 May 2005	Hot adult contemporary radio		^[18]
	August 2005	Contemporary hit radio		^[19]

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[20]	Platinum	70,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[21]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Awards

In 2006, this song became Keith Urban's first to win the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards.

References

^ "The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. May 24, 2014.
^ Chrissie Dickinson (November 29, 2004). "Urban legend: with three successful solo albums, singer/songwriter is touted as the next big thing in country music". Chicago Tribune. p. 3. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
^ "The 201 Greatest Singles of the Decade, Part 9: #40-#21". Country Universe. December 23, 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
^ "'You'll Think of Me' sheet music". MusicNotes.com. 25 March 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
^ Golden Road (CD booklet). Capitol Records. 2002. 32936.
^ "Canada Country Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 30, 2004. p. 45. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
^ "Billboard Top 100 – 2004". billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^ "2004 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. 25 December 2004. p. YE-74. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ "Best of 2004: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
^ "2005 The Year in Music & Touring" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 52. 24 December 2005. p. YE-76. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
^ Trias, Mike (5 December 2003). "Going for Adds | Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1533. p. 23. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
^ Trias, Mike (30 April 2004). "Going for Adds | AC" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1553. p. 24. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
^ Trias, Mike (27 May 2005). "Going for Adds | Hot AC" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1608. p. 21. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
^ "New & Active | CHR/Pop" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1619. 12 August 2005. p. 28. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
^ "American single certifications – Keith Urban – You'll Think Of Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

[1] "The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. May 24, 2014.

[2] Chrissie Dickinson (November 29, 2004). "Urban legend: with three successful solo albums, singer/songwriter is touted as the next big thing in country music". Chicago Tribune. p. 3. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[3] "The 201 Greatest Singles of the Decade, Part 9: #40-#21". Country Universe. December 23, 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[4] "'You'll Think of Me' sheet music". MusicNotes.com. 25 March 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[liner-5] Golden Road (CD booklet). Capitol Records. 2002. 32936.

[6] "Canada Country Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 30, 2004. p. 45. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Keith_Urban-7] "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Keith_Urban-8] "Keith Urban Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

[sc_Billboardadultpopsongs_Keith_Urban-9] "Keith Urban Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Keith_Urban-10] "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

[sc_Billboardpopsongs_Keith_Urban-11] "Keith Urban Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

[12] "Billboard Top 100 – 2004". billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[13] "2004 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. 25 December 2004. p. YE-74. Retrieved 4 November 2021.

[14] "Best of 2004: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2012.

[15] "2005 The Year in Music & Touring" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 52. 24 December 2005. p. YE-76. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

[16] Trias, Mike (5 December 2003). "Going for Adds | Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1533. p. 23. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

[17] Trias, Mike (30 April 2004). "Going for Adds | AC" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1553. p. 24. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

[18] Trias, Mike (27 May 2005). "Going for Adds | Hot AC" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1608. p. 21. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

[19] "New & Active | CHR/Pop" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1619. 12 August 2005. p. 28. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

[AustraliaKeith_UrbanYou'll_Think_Of_MesingleCertRef-20] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 June 2024.

[United_StatesKeith_UrbanYou'll_Think_Of_MesingleCertRef-21] "American single certifications – Keith Urban – You'll Think Of Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

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Discography
Keith Urban	"It's a Love Thing" "Your Everything" "But for the Grace of God" "Where the Blacktop Ends"
Golden Road	"Somebody Like You" "Raining on Sunday" "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" "You'll Think of Me"
Be Here	"Days Go By" "You're My Better Half" "Making Memories of Us" "Better Life" "Tonight I Wanna Cry"
Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing	"Once in a Lifetime" "Stupid Boy" "I Told You So" "Everybody"
Greatest Hits: 19 Kids	"You Look Good in My Shirt"
Defying Gravity	"Sweet Thing" "Kiss a Girl" "Only You Can Love Me This Way" "'Til Summer Comes Around" "I'm In"
Get Closer	"Put You in a Song" "Without You" "Long Hot Summer" "You Gonna Fly"
Fuse	"Little Bit of Everything" "Shame" "We Were Us" "Cop Car" "Somewhere in My Car" "Raise 'Em Up"
Ripcord	"John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" "Break on Me" "Wasted Time" "Blue Ain't Your Color" "The Fighter"
Graffiti U	"Female" "Parallel Line" "Coming Home" "Never Comin Down"
The Speed of Now Part 1	"We Were" "God Whispered Your Name" "Polaroid" "Superman" "Change Your Mind" "One Too Many"
High	"Straight Line" "Messed Up as Me" "Go Home W U"
Collaborative songs	"America the Beautiful" "The Twelfth of Never" "Funky Tonight" "In God's Hands" "Start a Band" "Lean on Me" "Highway Don't Care" "Be a Light" "Forever Country" "Love Songs Ain't for Us" "Throw It Back" "That's When"
Other songs	"Arms of Mary" "For You" "Wild Hearts" "Nightfalls" "Brown Eyes Baby" "Street Called Main"

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