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"I Hope You Dance" is a crossover country pop song written by Mark Sanders and Tia Sillers and recorded by country singer Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert. The song, which was featured on Womack's 2000 album of the same name, reached number one on both the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts, and also reached number fourteen on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It is considered to be Womack's signature song,〔(Womack's song of 'Hope' dances its way to success )〕〔(Countrypolitan.com )〕 and it is the only ''Billboard'' number one for both Womack and Sons of the Desert. "I Hope You Dance" won the 2001 CMA, ACM, NSAI, ASCAP and BMI awards for Song of the Year. It also won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song and was nominated for Song of the Year. "I Hope You Dance" is ranked 352 in the list "Songs of the Century" compiled by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). As of October 2015, "I Hope You Dance" has sold over 2 million digital copies in the United States. A cover version of this song was performed by the Irish singer/songwriter Ronan Keating as a non-album charity single. ==Background== Womack told ''The Today Show'', "You can't hear those lyrics and not think about children and—and—and hope for the future and things you want for them. And those are the things I want for them in life. I want them to feel small when they stand beside the ocean." She also said, "Sometimes I have fun and lighthearted things. But even "I Hope You Dance." I was so shocked to see the way the kids got it. When—when I say kids, I mean, you know, like teen-agers. And we saw a big difference in our audience and—and the young kids that were coming out to the shows and really into "I Hope You Dance." It turned into like a prom and graduation theme."〔''The Today Show''(August 18, 2001)〕 Womack told ''The Early Show'', "I thought it was very special. It made me think about Aubrie and Anna Lisa. And I—I didn't know—I can't predict if something's going to be a big hit or not. But it certainly hit home with a lot of people, connected with a lot of people and took me a lot of new places that I had not been able to go before and took my career to a new level."〔''The Early Show'' SINGER LEE ANN WOMACK DISCUSSES BEING NOMINATED FOR SIX ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS (May 9, 2001)〕 Womack told ''Billboard'', "It made me think about my daughters and the different times in their lives. As a parent, you just hope those are the kinds of things you will make your children think of. But it can be so many things to different people. Certainly, it can represent everything a parent hopes for their child, but it can also be for a relationship that's ending as a fond wish for the other person's happiness or for someone graduating, having a baby, or embarking on a new path. It fits almost every circumstance I can think of."〔Taylor, Chuck. "Womack's Heartfelt 'I Hope You Dance' Wins Radio Support For MCA Nashville." Billboard 112.27 (2000): 68. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 6 June 2011.〕 In another interview with ''Billboard'', Womack said, "When a song really connects with so many people, it's because they felt something when they heard it. This song makes you think about and feel for the people you really love in your life. Who doesn't have someone like that in their life?"〔Price, Deborah Evans. "Ceremony Lights A New Fire Under Country Performers. (Cover story)." Billboard 113.20 (2001): 1. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 6 June 2011.〕 In 2006 Womack told ''Billboard'' about an incident at the Country Radio Seminar and said, "I made some new friends at radio, caught up with friends that I had known since the beginning of my career and was able to enjoy a few drinks. Unfortunately, the next day I was performing at the MCA luncheon in front of a crowd of radio folks and, feeling a bit under the weather, I completely blanked out on the lyrics of 'I Hope You Dance,' of all songs. Lucky for me, most of the audience was hung over too and had a good sense of humor about it."〔Stark, Phyllis. "Artists Share Their Memorable Radio Moments." Billboard 118.7 (2006): 44. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 6 June 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I Hope You Dance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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