"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.
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. It has a "moderate" tempo in the key of A major, following a chord pattern of A-E-Fm7-D.
Music video The music video was directed by Sam Erickson and premiered in January 2004.
Personnel As listed in liner notes. Keith Urban — lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, 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
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2003–2005)PeakpositionCanada Country (Radio & Records)2
Year-end charts Chart (2004)Position US Billboard Hot 100 93 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 18 US Country Songs (Billboard) 3 Chart (2005)Position US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 10
Release history +Release dates and format(s) for "You'll Think of Me"RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United States8 December 2003Country radioCapitol Nashville3 May 2004Adult contemporary radio31 May 2005Hot adult contemporary radioAugust 2005Contemporary hit radio
Certifications
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.
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