Check Yes or No

"Check Yes or No" is a song written by Danny Wells and Dana Hunt, and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in September 1995 as the lead single from his box set Strait Out of the Box. It peaked at number-one on both the U.S. Billboard country chart and the Canadian RPM country chart. It was also included as a bonus track on the UK released version of the "Blue Clear Sky" album in 1996.

Content

The song is an ode to a lover in which the narrator discusses the history of their relationship, detailing how their romance began when they were schoolchildren.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that the song "is another winner from country music's most consistent hit maker." She goes on to say that Strait delivers it with "warmth and charm, as well as with an upbeat melody tailor-made for country radio." ^[1]

Music video

The music video for the song featured actor/singer/songwriter Michael Ray Ryan as the main character and Dawn Waggoner (the real-life founder of the Texas Bikini Team) as the main character's leading lady.

Chart positions

"Check Yes or No" debuted at number 63 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 23, 1995.

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	19

References

↑ Billboard, September 30, 1995
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2817." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 27, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for George Strait.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.

Preceded by "Dust on the Bottle" by David Lee Murphy	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single November 11-December 2, 1995	Succeeded by "Tall, Tall Trees" by Alan Jackson
Preceded by "She's Every Woman" by Garth Brooks	RPM Country Tracks number-one single November 27, 1995	Succeeded by "Tall, Tall Trees" by Alan Jackson

George Strait 1990s singles

Livin' It Up	"Love Without End, Amen" "Drinking Champagne" "I've Come to Expect It from You"

Chill of an Early Fall	"If I Know Me" "You Know Me Better Than That" "The Chill of an Early Fall" "Lovesick Blues"

Holding My Own	"Gone as a Girl Can Get" "So Much Like My Dad"

Pure Country	"I Cross My Heart" "Heartland" "When Did You Stop Loving Me"

Easy Come, Easy Go	"Easy Come, Easy Go" "I'd Like to Have That One Back" "Lovebug" "The Man in Love with You"

Lead On	"The Big One" "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" "Adalida" "Lead On"

Strait Out of the Box	"Check Yes or No" "I Know She Still Loves Me"

Blue Clear Sky	"Blue Clear Sky" "Carried Away" "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" "King of the Mountain"

Carrying Your Love with Me	"One Night at a Time" "Carrying Your Love with Me" "Today My World Slipped Away" "Round About Way"

One Step at a Time	"I Just Want to Dance with You" "True" "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This"

Always Never the Same	"Meanwhile" "Write This Down" "What Do You Say to That"

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