Old Enough to Know Better (song)

"Old Enough to Know Better" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Wade Hayes. It was released in November 1994 as the first single and title track from his debut album Old Enough to Know Better, as well as his debut single. The song is also his only Number One hit, having reached its peak on the Billboard country charts in February of that year. It was written by Hayes and Chick Rains.

"Old Enough to Know Better"
Single by Wade Hayes
from the album Old Enough to Know Better
B-side	"Family Reunion"
Released	November 14, 1994
Genre	Honky-tonk[1]
Length	3:39
Label	Columbia Nashville 77739
Songwriters	Wade Hayes Chick Rains
Producer	Don Cook
Wade Hayes singles chronology
"Old Enough to Know Better" (1994) "I'm Still Dancin' with You" (1995)

Content

"Old Enough to Know Better" is a moderate up-tempo that begins with a fiddle solo. The male narrator tells of how a lifestyle of nighttime partying leaves him short on money and criticized by his boss. The narrator then concludes that he is "old enough to know better, but still too young to care".

Critical reception

Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly, in her review of the album, called the song "a born-to-win dance number",^[2] and Charlotte Dillon of Allmusic called it "an impressive honky-tonk [number]".^[3]

Chart positions

"Old Enough to Know Better" debuted at number 64 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 19, 1994.

Chart (1994–1995)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6]	59
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7]	54