Released 1999 Genre Rock Writer(s) Diane Warren | Format CD single Label Atlantic | |
Length 4:36 (album version)
4:09 (radio edit) | ||
"I Could Not Ask for More" is a song composed by American songwriter Diane Warren and originally recorded and released in February, 1999, by American recording artist Edwin McCain as part of the original soundtrack for the Kevin Costner/Robin Wright film Message in a Bottle. It was a featured track in his third studio album, Messenger and became a Billboard-charted Top 40 single in the summer of 1999.
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In 2001, American country music artist Sara Evans popularly covered the song, sending her rendition to No. 2 on Billboards Hot Country Songs chart.
Sara Evans version
Released in February 2001, Sara Evans' cover version of the song was the second single from her 2000 album, Born to Fly. Evans' version was a Top 5 hit on the country music charts.
Music video
The Sara Evans music video features her in White Sands National Monument singing the song in different outfits and frequently sitting in different chairs throughout the video.
Chart performance
"I Could Not Ask for More" debuted at number 52 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of February 17, 2001. It soon reached #2 on that chart, behind "I'm Already There" by Lonestar.