I'm Already Taken

Steve Wariner

About I'm Already Taken

"I'm Already Taken" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Steve Wariner. It was originally released in April 1978 as his debut single, peaking at number 63 on the U. S. Billboard country singles charts. In 1999, Wariner re-recorded the song for his album Two Teardrops. He released this re-recording in July as that album's second single, taking to number 3 on the same chart, as well as number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100. Wariner co-wrote the song when he was 23 years old. The rendition from Two Teardrops includes a backing vocal from his brother, Terry, who has also sung backing vocals in Wariner's road band. Conway Twitty recorded the song on his 1981 album Mr. T. 


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1999
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My little third grade hand wrote I love you
On a note of yellow paper
And sent it to the front of the row to a little blonde-haired girl
The blonde-haired girl just opened it and read it to herself
I was so embarrassed when she turned around and said

I'm already taken
You spoke up too late
I love somebody else
So you'll just have to wait

The years flew by so quickly
And there we were in junior high
I realized that I still loved her so
So I called her up and told her exactly how I felt
Then she said there's something that you really ought to know

I'm already taken
You spoke up too late
I love somebody else
So you'll just have to wait

So wait I did and never changed my love for that little blonde-haired girl
Who's' now the mother of our little blonde-haired boy
Who's to our hearts so close
I hate to think how fast he's growing up
Last night I overheard them as she tucked him into bed
He said, Mommy will you marry me
And this is what she said

I'm already taken
You spoke up too late
I love your daddy son
So you'll just have to wait

I'm already taken
You spoke up too late
I love your daddy son
So you'll just have to wait

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Steve Wariner

Steven Noel "Steve" Wariner (born December 25, 1954) is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records. He has also charted more than fifty singles on the Billboard country singles charts, including ten Number One hits: "All Roads Lead to You", "Some Fools Never Learn", "You Can Dream of Me", "Life's Highway", "Small Town Girl", "The Weekend", "Lynda", "Where Did I Go Wrong", and "I Got Dreams", and "What If I Said", a duet with Anita Cochran from her album Back to You. Three of his studio albums have been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping 500,000 copies in the United St… more »

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Written by: STEVE NOEL WARINER, TERRY RYAN

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10 facts about this song

Incorrect Information
Fact: Conway Twitty did not sing, record, or write "I'm Already Taken"; it was sung, recorded, and written by Steve Wariner.
Song's Success
Fact: "I'm Already Taken" reached No. 63 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in its original 1978 release.
Repetition
Fact: Steve Wariner re-released the song about 22 years after the original release.
Later Success
Fact: "I'm Already Taken" had a more successful run during the re-release, charting at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 2000.
Song Theme
Fact: The song tells the story of lifelong love between two people who met when they were young.
Song Length
Fact: The re-released version of "I'm Already Taken" has a length of 3 minutes and 18 seconds.
Songwriter
Fact: The song was written by Steve Wariner and Terry Ryan.
Album
Fact: "I'm Already Taken" was a track on the album 'Two Teardrops' released by Steve Wariner in 1999.
Music Video
Fact: The music video for the song, directed by Jon Small, features Steve Wariner and captures the message of the song through visual storytelling.
Recognition
Fact: Despite it not being his most successful song commercially, "I'm Already Taken" remains one of Steve Wariner's signature songs.

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