I'll Think of Something

"I'll Think of Something" is a song written by Bill Rice and Jerry Foster, which has been recorded by American country music singers Hank Williams, Jr. and Mark Chesnutt.

Hank Williams, Jr. version

Hank Williams, Jr. was the first artist to record the song. His version was a number seven country hit and the first single from his 1974 album Living Proof.^[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1974)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[2]	7
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	2

Mark Chesnutt version

"I'll Think of Something"

Single by Mark Chesnutt

from the album Longnecks & Short Stories

B-side

"Uptown, Downtown (Misery's All the Same)"^[3]

Released

June 2, 1992

Format

CD Single, 7"

Recorded

1991

Genre

Country

Length

4:13

Label

MCA

Producer(s)

Mark Wright

Mark Chesnutt singles chronology

"Old Flames Have New Names"
(1992)

"I'll Think of Something"
(1992)

"Bubba Shot the Jukebox"
(1992)

Chesnutt's version is the second single released from his 1992 album Longnecks & Short Stories. It peaked at number one in both the United States and Canadian Country music charts.

An earlier fade marks the difference between the version released for radio airplay and 7-inch single release, and the longer album version.

Music video

The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller.^[4]

Chart performance

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[5]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[7]	23
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[8]	11

Preceded by "Boot Scootin' Boogie" by Brooks & Dunn	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single August 29, 1992	Succeeded by "I Still Believe in You" by Vince Gill
Preceded by "We Tell Ourselves" by Clint Black	RPM Country Tracks number-one single September 19, 1992	Succeeded by "I Still Believe in You" by Vince Gill

References

1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 465–467. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
↑ "Hank Williams, Jr. – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Hank Williams, Jr..
↑ Whitburn, pp. 92-93
↑ "John Lloyd Miller". MVDBase. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1922." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
↑ "Mark Chesnutt – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Mark Chesnutt.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1992: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.

Hank Williams Jr.

Studio albums	Your Cheatin' Heart Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites Ballads of the Hills and Plains Blues My Name A Time to Sing Songs My Father Left Me Luke the Drifter Jr. Vol. 2 Live at Cobo Hall After You, Pride's Not Hard to Swallow Hank Williams Jr. and Friends Family Tradition Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound Habits Old and New Rowdy The Pressure Is On High Notes Strong Stuff Man of Steel Major Moves Five-O Montana Cafe Hank Live Born to Boogie Wild Streak Lone Wolf Pure Hank Maverick Out of Left Field Hog Wild A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts Stormy The Almeria Club Recordings I'm One of You 127 Rose Avenue It's About Time

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Fourteen Greatest Hits Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 America (The Way I See It) The Best of Hank Williams Jr. Volume One: Roots and Branches Tribute to My Father 20 Hits Special Collection, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 2 The Bocephus Box That's How They Do It in Dixie: The Essential Collection

Notable singles	"Long Gone Lonesome Blues" "Nobody's Child" "All for the Love of Sunshine" "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" (with Lois Johnson) "Eleven Roses" "Rainy Night in Georgia" "I'll Think of Something" "I Fought the Law" "To Love Somebody" "Family Tradition" "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" "Women I've Never Had" "Kaw-Liga" "Old Habits" "Texas Women" "Dixie on My Mind" "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" "A Country Boy Can Survive" "Honky Tonkin'" "The American Dream" "Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight" "Leave Them Boys Alone" (with Ernest Tubb and Waylon Jennings) "Queen of My Heart" "Man of Steel" "Attitude Adjustment" "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" "Major Moves" "I'm for Love" "This Ain't Dallas" "Ain't Misbehavin'" "Country State of Mind" "Mind Your Own Business" (with Reba McEntire, Tom Petty, Reverend Ike and Willie Nelson) "Born to Boogie" "Heaven Can't Be Found" "Young Country" "If the South Woulda Won" "Early in the Morning and Late at Night" "There's a Tear in My Beer" (with Hank Williams Sr.) "Finders Are Keepers" "Ain't Nobody's Business" "Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin'" "I Mean I Love You" "If It Will, It Will" "Devil in the Bottle" "Are You Ready for the Country?" (with Eric Church)

Guest singles	"The Conversation" (with Waylon Jennings) "Bartender Song (Sittin' at a Bar)" (with Rehab)

Family	Hank Williams Audrey Williams Jett Williams Hank Williams III Holly Williams

Related articles	Discography MGM Records Elektra Records Warner Bros. Records Curb Records Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

Mark Chesnutt

Studio albums	Too Cold at Home Longnecks & Short Stories Almost Goodbye What a Way to Live Wings Thank God for Believers I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Lost in the Feeling Mark Chesnutt Savin' the Honky Tonk Heard It in a Love Song Rollin' with the Flow Outlaw

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits

Notable singles	"Too Cold at Home" "Brother Jukebox" "Blame It on Texas" "Your Love Is a Miracle" "Broken Promise Land" "Old Flames Have New Names" "I'll Think of Something" "Bubba Shot the Jukebox" "Ol' Country" "It Sure Is Monday" "Almost Goodbye" "I Just Wanted You to Know" "Woman, Sensuous Woman" "She Dreams" "Goin' Through the Big D" "Gonna Get a Life" "Down in Tennessee" "Trouble" "It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings" "Wrong Place, Wrong Time" "It's a Little Too Late" "Let It Rain" "Thank God for Believers" "I Might Even Quit Lovin' You" "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" "This Heartache Never Sleeps" "Lost in the Feeling" "She Was" "The Lord Loves the Drinkin' Man" "I'm a Saint" "Heard It in a Love Song" "Rollin' with the Flow" "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)"

Guest singles	"A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side" (with Tracy Byrd)

Related articles	Discography MCA Records Decca Records Columbia Records Lofton Creek Records

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