Steam (Ty Herndon song)
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"Steam" is the title of a song written by Lewis Anderson and Bob Regan, and recorded by American country music artist Ty Herndon
. It was released in August 1999 as the lead single from his album of the same name, Steam. The song reached #18 on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
chart and peaked at number 19 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
that he originally had doubts about the song. "That is so not me, I'm so used to doing songs with a message to them. [Anthony Martin] told me, 'Well you're going to have to take a step back and make it you.'" He went on call the song "one of those you put in your car CD player and let the windows down, it makes you feel alive and feel good. Sometimes you've got to just have a little fun."
Ty Herndon
Boyd Tyrone "Ty" Herndon is an American country music and Christian singer. Signed to Epic Records in 1995, Herndon made his debut that year with the Number One single "What Mattered Most", followed by the release of his first album, also entitled What Mattered Most...
. It was released in August 1999 as the lead single from his album of the same name, Steam. The song reached #18 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
Hot Country Songs
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chart and peaked at number 19 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
Background
Herndon told BillboardBillboard (magazine)
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that he originally had doubts about the song. "That is so not me, I'm so used to doing songs with a message to them. [Anthony Martin] told me, 'Well you're going to have to take a step back and make it you.'" He went on call the song "one of those you put in your car CD player and let the windows down, it makes you feel alive and feel good. Sometimes you've got to just have a little fun."
Chart performance
"Steam" debuted at number 63 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of August 21, 1999.| Chart (1999-2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country 100 | 83 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 19 |