"In a Different Light" is a song recorded by country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Doug Stone. It was released in February 1991 as the fourth and final single from his 1990 debut album. It peaked at #1 in both the United States and Canada, thus becoming his first number one hit.

Song content

The song is about a male administrative assistant who has a fantasy-come-true about one of his co-worker, a female office administrator who -- despite her apparent youthful appearance -- is always bespectacled, her hair in a bun and conservatively dressed in business attire. The protagonist takes note of his male co-workers' lack of interest in the woman, while not letting on (to them) about his social encounters with the woman.

It is during these encounters that the protagonist reveals that "I see you (the co-worker) in a different light," remarking that he had seen the woman with her hair worn long and with "love in your eyes," revealing her physical beauty to him.

Chart positions

Chart (1990)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs & Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Top Singles	1