Tell Her (Lonestar song)

"Tell Her" is a song written by Craig Wiseman and Kwesi B,[2] and recorded by American country music group Lonestar. It was released in September 2000 as the fifth and final single from their third studio album Lonely Grill (1999). The song reached number one on the Billboard country charts, becoming their sixth number one hit.

For the 1962 song written by Bert Berns better known in later recordings as "Tell Him", see Tell Him (Bert Berns song).

"Tell Her"
Single by Lonestar
from the album Lonely Grill
Released	September 18, 2000
Genre	Country pop
Length	3:27 (album version) 3:48 (radio mix)
Label	BNA
Songwriter(s)	Craig Wiseman Kwesi B.[1]
Producer(s)	Dann Huff[1]
Lonestar singles chronology
"What About Now" (2000) "Tell Her" (2000) "I'm Already There" (2001)

Content

"Tell Her" is a country pop ballad. In it, the male narrator addresses a male friend of his who is "lookin' for a friend" to help him. In the first verse, the narrator discovers that his friend is having difficulty in his relationship ("So you say your love's about to end / You say you can't take no more, she's out the door"). The narrator then asks whether the friend was "furious" or if he told his loved one that he loves her.

Co-writer Kwesi B. told The Tennessean that the idea came from a songwriting session with Craig Wiseman. At the time, Kwesi had just had an argument with his wife but reconciled with her the next day. He presented his feelings to Wiseman during the session. The two recorded a demo which was sent to producer Dann Huff, who then gave the song to Lonestar, for whom he was producing at the time. The song is in G major with a main chord pattern of Em-Am-C-G.[3]

Chart performance

"Tell Her" reached its peak of number one on the Billboard country charts for the week of February 3, 2001. It held the position for two weeks. Like "What About Now" before it, the song also reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 39. It was the fourth consecutive number one song from the album.[4]

Chart (2000–2001)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	39

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7]	36

References

1. Lonely Grill (CD). Lonestar. BNA Records. 1999. 67762-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
2. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
3. "Lonestar can tell it's another hit". The Tennessean. December 31, 2000. pp. 5F. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
4. "Lonestar biography". CMT. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
5. "Lonestar Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
6. "Lonestar Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
7. "Best of 2001: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2012.