She Let Herself Go

"She Let Herself Go" is a song written by Dean Dillon and Kerry Kurt Phillips, and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in September 2005 as the second single from Strait's album Somewhere Down in Texas. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in January 2006. The song became Strait's 40th Number One single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, tying the record held at the time by Conway Twitty.

"She Let Herself Go"
Single by George Strait
from the album Somewhere Down in Texas
Released	September 6, 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Country
Length	3:16
Label	MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Dean Dillon, Kerry Kurt Phillips
Producer(s)	George Strait, Tony Brown
George Strait singles chronology
"You'll Be There" (2005) "She Let Herself Go" (2005) "The Seashores of Old Mexico" (2006)

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "clever breakup tale".^[1]

Chart positions

"She Let Herself Go" debuted at number 49 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of September 17, 2005.

Chart (2005–2006)	Peak position
Canada Country (Radio & Records)[2]	3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	54

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	36

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.