On a Mission (Trick Pony song)

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"On a Mission"
Single by Trick Pony
from the album On a Mission
ReleasedAugust 26, 2002[1]
GenreCountry
Length3:00
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Chuck Howard
Trick Pony singles chronology
"Just What I Do"
(2002)
"On a Mission"
(2002)
"A Boy Like You"
(2003)

"On a Mission" is a song recorded by American country music group Trick Pony. The song was written by member Ira Dean along with David Lee Murphy, and Kim Tribble and produced by Chuck Howard. It was released on August 26, 2002 as the lead single from the group's second studio album On a Mission (2002).

It reached number 19 on the US Hot Country Songs chart, becoming their fourth and final top-20 hit.[2]

Music video[edit]

The music video was directed by Gerry Wenner and premiered on September 22, 2002 to CMT.[3]

Commercial performance[edit]

"On a Mission" debuted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of August 31, 2002, at number 58. It reached number 19 on the chart on January 11, 2003, spending 24 weeks in total. After the underperformance of the following single "A Boy Like You" and its parent album, Trick Pony were dropped from Warner Bros. Nashville.

Charts[edit]

Chart (2002-2003) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4] 10
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 19

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Going for Adds: Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1467. August 23, 2002. p. 24. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Reseeach. p. 353.
  3. ^ "Video Monitor: New Ons" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 40. October 5, 2002. p. 75. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "Trick Pony Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Trick Pony Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.