Garth Brooks made history in 2007 as the first artist in the genre to enter Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart at No. 1 with a song inspired by a love letter.
"More Than a Memory" was written by Lee Brice, Billy Montana, and Kyle Jacobs. The tune was Brooks' first Billboard topper in almost a decade after 1998s "To Make You Feel My Love."
Over nine years, according to American Songwriter, the entertainer released a whopping 17 singles, with five hitting the Top 10. "More Than a Memory" was the first single to debut at the top of the Billboard Country Charts, which began recordkeeping in 1958.
The song was written as a love letter, says Brice. He told The Boot, "I woke up one night thinking about the love of my life, an old flame, even though we hadn't been together in eight or 10 years. I woke up thinking about her at 3:30 AM and started writing her a letter."
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"I got halfway down the letter, and I was like, 'What are you doing? You do this all the time. You never send her anything. Just go back to bed. She's just a memory,'" Brice said.
RELATED: Garth Brooks’ ‘Signature’ Hit Was Rejected by More Than 20 Songwriters"Then I thought, 'Well, I'm up at 3:30 in the morning, physically, tangibly doing something, writing a letter. She's still a tangible, physical part of my life, so she must be more than a memory,'" he concluded.
"So I started writing the song right there. Then I took my ideas, melodies, thoughts to Kyle. We're best friends. Any time he gets ideas or I get ideas, we always go to each other, because we like writing together."
RELATED: Garth Brooks’ ‘Simple’ Love Song Became a No. 1 Hit in 1992Songwriter Billy Montana told Songfacts that Brooks wanted to ensure the songwriters liked the finished project. He explained that the country superstar "invited all the writers to the studio to hear it. And we sat down at the console. He said, 'I hope you like it. If there's anything you don't like, let me know.' And of course I'm thinking, Yeah, that's gonna happen."
"I was just so impressed. And so it gets to the end, and I was like, 'Well, I need to hear it again.' It was really a special day."
View this post on InstagramGarth Brooks will perform live at London's Hyde Park on June 27.
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