Past the Point of Rescue (song)

"Past the Point of Rescue"
Single by Hal Ketchum
from the album Past the Point of Rescue
Released February 10, 1992
Recorded 1991
Genre Country
Length 4:25
Label Curb
Writer(s) Mick Hanly
Producer(s) Allen Reynolds
Jim Rooney
Hal Ketchum singles chronology
"I Know Where Love Lives"
(1992)
"Past the Point of Rescue"
(1992)
"Five O'Clock World"
(1992)

"Past the Point of Rescue" is a song written by Mick Hanly, and recorded by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. It was released in February 1992 as the third single and title track from Ketchum's album Past the Point of Rescue. It was written by Mick Hanly (of Moving Hearts) and had previously been recorded by Mary Black who had a hit with it in Ireland in 1988 and included it on her album No Frontiers.[1] Ketchum's version of the song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in May 1992[2] and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Steve Boyle and premiered in early 1992.

Cover versions

Chart performance

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1992) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 34
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 20
Preceded by
"There Ain't Nothin' Wrong with the Radio"
by Aaron Tippin
RPM Country Tracks
number-one single

May 16, 1992
Succeeded by
"Neon Moon"
by Brooks & Dunn

References

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