Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me

"Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released in July 2003 as the third single from his 2002 album Golden Road. The song became his third number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Urban wrote this song with Monty Powell.

"Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me"
Single by Keith Urban
from the album Golden Road
Released	8 July 2003
Recorded	2001–2002
Genre	Country country rock
Length	4:15 (album version) 3:41 (radio edit)
Label	Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Monty Powell Keith Urban
Producer(s)	Keith Urban
Keith Urban singles chronology
"Raining on Sunday" (2003) "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" (2003) "You'll Think of Me" (2004)

Music video

The music video was directed by Sam Erickson and premiered in mid 2003. It features footage from Urban's 2003 summer tour, as well as shots of Urban riding a motorcycle.

Personnel

The following musicians perform on this track:^[1]

• Keith Urban — lead vocals, background vocals, electric guitar, ganjo
• Chris McHugh — drums, percussion
• Jason Mowery — mandolin
• Monty Powell — background vocals
• Jimmie Lee Sloas — bass guitar

Chart positions

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[2]	30
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	20

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.