Both the Rimes and the Yearwood versions debuted on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 on the week ending June 14, 1997. Rimes' version was noted for its extreme longevity, spending a record-breaking 69 weeks on the chart, with 62 of those weeks being in the top 40, 32 weeks on the top ten and 25 in the top five, all records at the time. Such was the run in the top five for Rimes that, despite not peaking at number one, spending at its highest point five non-consecutive weeks at number two, that it competed directly with two songs by R&B singer Usher, "You Make Me Wanna..." and "Nice & Slow", that were released seven months apart from each other. This unprecedented success ultimately led to the 'Rimes' version becoming the highest selling country single at the time. Additionally Rimes' version performed well on other component charts, most notably spending spending 11 weeks atop the Adult Contemporary chart.