Meet in the Middle

"Meet in the Middle" is the title of the debut single recorded by American country music band Diamond Rio. It was released in February 1991 as the first single from the album Diamond Rio. The single reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, making Diamond Rio the first country music band in history to have its debut single reach Number One. The song was written by Don Pfrimmer, Chapin Hartford and Jim Foster.

Content

"Meet in the Middle" is a mid-tempo describing two people who learn how to "meet in the middle". In the first verse, they are friends who live far apart, and agree to meet at a tree between their houses. By the second verse, they are married (the ceremony taking place underneath said tree), and upon looking at the tree (now in their front yard), they are reminded to put their differences aside when they disagree.

The song features accompaniment from banjo and mandolin, with some Hammond organ flourishes.

Music video

This was their first music video and it was directed by Eric Straton and premiered in early 1991.

Chart positions

"Meet in the Middle" peaked at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in mid-1991, making Diamond Rio the first country music band in history to have its debut single reach Number One.^[1]^[2]

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[3]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[5]	46
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	16

References

↑ Huey, Steve. "Allmusic ((( Diamond Rio > Biography )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
↑ "Diamond Rio Biography". GAC.com. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1544." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 15, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
↑ "Diamond Rio – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Diamond Rio.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "In a Different Light" by Doug Stone	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single June 1-June 8, 1991	Succeeded by "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)" by Joe Diffie
Preceded by "In a Different Light" by Doug Stone	RPM Country Tracks number-one single June 15-June 22, 1991	Succeeded by "The Thunder Rolls" by Garth Brooks

Diamond Rio singles

Diamond Rio	"Meet in the Middle" "Mirror, Mirror" "Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me" "Norma Jean Riley" "Nowhere Bound"

Close to the Edge	"In a Week or Two" "Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby" "This Romeo Ain't Got Julie Yet" "Sawmill Road"

Love a Little Stronger	"Love a Little Stronger" "Night Is Fallin' in My Heart" "Bubba Hyde" "Finish What We Started"

IV	"Walkin' Away" "That's What I Get for Lovin' You" "It's All in Your Head" "Holdin'"

Greatest Hits	"How Your Love Makes Me Feel" "Imagine That"

Unbelievable	"You're Gone" "Unbelievable" "I Know How the River Feels"

One More Day	"Stuff" "One More Day" "Sweet Summer" "That's Just That"

Completely	"Beautiful Mess" "I Believe" "Wrinkles" "We All Fall Down"

Can't You Tell	"Can't You Tell" "One Believer"

Greatest Hits, Volume 2	"In God We Still Trust" "God Only Cries"

The Reason	"God Is There" "This Is My Life"

See also	Discography

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