Meanwhile (George Strait song)

For The Moody Blues song with the same title, see Meanwhile (The Moody Blues song).

"Meanwhile" is a song written by Wayland Holyfield and J. Fred Knobloch, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in January 1999 as the first single to his album Always Never the Same. It peaked at number 4 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, while it was a number-one hit on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It also peaked at number 38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, marking his first Top 40 hit on that chart.

"Meanwhile"
Single by George Strait
from the album Always Never the Same
Released	January 4, 1999
Recorded	November 1998
Genre	Country
Length	3:31
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Wayland Holyfield J. Fred Knobloch
Producer(s)	Tony Brown George Strait[1]
George Strait singles chronology
"We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This" (1998) "Meanwhile" (1999) "Write This Down" (1999)

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "lilting ballad". She goes on to say that "Strait's voice sounds like he's lived every word — the pleasure, the nostalgia, the wistful longing".^[2]

Chart positions

"Meanwhile" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 9, 1999.

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	38
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6]	46
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7]	46