Kids Say the Darndest Things (song)
"Kids Say the Darndest Things" is a song written by Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton, and recorded by American country music artist Tammy Wynette.
"Kids Say the Darndest Things" | ||||
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Single by Tammy Wynette | ||||
from the album Kids Say the Darndest Things | ||||
B-side | "I Wish I Had a Mommy Like You" | |||
Released | March 1973 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Billy Sherrill Glenn Sutton | |||
Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill | |||
Tammy Wynette singles chronology | ||||
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Song Background
In the song, the narrator reveals her marital problems, by way of innocent comments her small children repeat, which they'd overheard their parents make ("My four-year old said 'I want a divorce', now where did she hear that").
Chart Performance
It was released in March 1973 as the first single and title track from the album Kids Say the Darndest Things. It was Wynette's thirteenth number one on the U.S. country singles chart, staying at number one for a single week and spending a total of thirteen weeks on the chart.[1]
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] | 72 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
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References
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 400.
- Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 929.
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