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"Out of My Bones" is a song recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released in March 1998 as the lead-off single from his CD You and You Alone. The song peaked at number two on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, while it was a number-one hit in Canada. It was written by Gary Burr, Robin Lerner, and Sharon Vaughn.

Content

The narrator is having a hard time forgetting a lost love. He describes what he can do to get her memory "out of his bones" including wishing he had amnesia.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling his vocal performance "powerful" and saying that the production is "full but not overblown." She goes on to say that the record should "remind programmers that the warmth and feeling in Travis' country baritone are among the format's most precious treasures."

Chart performance

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	1
US Billboard Hot 100	64
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	25
US Country Songs (Billboard)	27

References

Billboard, March 7, 1998
"Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3571." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 1, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
"Randy Travis Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
"Randy Travis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
"RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
"Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.

v t e Randy Travis
Albums Singles
Studio albums	Storms of Life Always & Forever Old 8×10 No Holdin' Back Heroes & Friends High Lonesome Wind in the Wire This Is Me Full Circle You and You Alone A Man Ain't Made of Stone Inspirational Journey Rise and Shine Worship & Faith Passing Through Glory Train: Songs of Faith, Worship, and Praise Around the Bend Anniversary Celebration Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am Influence Vol. 2: The Man I Am
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits, Volume One Greatest Hits, Volume Two The Very Best of Randy Travis I Told You So: The Ultimate Hits of Randy Travis Three Wooden Crosses: The Inspirational Hits of Randy Travis
Holiday albums	An Old Time Christmas Songs of the Season
Notable singles	"On the Other Hand" "1982" "Diggin' Up Bones" "No Place Like Home" "Forever and Ever, Amen" "I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)" "Too Gone Too Long" "I Told You So" "Honky Tonk Moon" "Deeper Than the Holler" "Is It Still Over?" "Promises" "It's Just a Matter of Time" "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart" "He Walked on Water" "A Few Ole Country Boys" "Heroes and Friends" "Point of Light" "Forever Together" "Better Class of Losers" "I'd Surrender All" "If I Didn't Have You" "Look Heart, No Hands" "An Old Pair of Shoes" "Cowboy Boogie" "Before You Kill Us All" "Whisper My Name" "This Is Me" "The Box" "Are We in Trouble Now" "Would I" "King of the Road" "Out of My Bones" "The Hole" "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man" "Stranger in My Mirror" "A Man Ain't Made of Stone" "Baptism" "Three Wooden Crosses" "Where That Came From"
Other songs	"Voices That Care" "Singing the Blues" "Somewhere in My Broken Heart" "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)"
Related articles	Awards and nominations Filmography

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