I Hope You Dance
Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert
2000
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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Inspiration and background
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The song was inspired by the desire to encourage others to live life to the fullest.
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Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2000.html, position 55
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
External chart association; scope is limited to the cited chart, not full discographic verification
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 2000 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription: title, artist and annual association only. Not a complete recording or songwriting review.
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