"Wave on Wave" is a single by American

United States

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 country music

Country music

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 artist Pat Green

Pat Green

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. It was the first single released from his 2003 album, Wave on Wave

Wave on Wave

Wave on Wave is the seventh studio album released by American country music artist Pat Green. Released in 2003 on Universal/Republic Records in association with Mercury Records, it produced two singles for Green on the Billboard country charts. The title track, the first of these two singles,...

. It reached #3 on Billboard

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's Hot Country Songs

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 chart in the United States, and peaked at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100

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. It became his first and, to date, only Top 10 hit.

The song was featured during campaign rallies for then-U.S. President George W. Bush during his 2004 reelection campaign.

"Wave on Wave" was named Country Song of the Year by the Society of European Stage Authors & Composers

SESAC

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 (SESAC) in 2003. In addition, it was honored by Broadcast Music Incorporated

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 (BMI) for one million spins on radio. "Wave on Wave" was also nominated for a Grammy Award

Grammy Award

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in 2004 for Best Country Song.

Chart positions

"Wave on Wave" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 31, 2003. > >

Chart (2003)	Peak position