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26 Cents

Field	Value
name	26 Cents
cover	Wilkinsons 26 Cents single cover.jpg
type	single
artist	The Wilkinsons
album	Nothing but Love
released	June 16, 1998
genre	Country
length	3:51
label	Giant
writer	William Wallace
Steve Wilkinson
producer	Tony Haselden
Doug Johnson
Russ Zavitson
next_title	Fly (The Angel Song)
next_year	1998

Steve Wilkinson Doug Johnson Russ Zavitson "26 Cents", also written as "26¢", is the debut single of the Canadian country music group the Wilkinsons. Written by group member Steve Wilkinson and William Wallace, it was released in June 1998 as the first single from their album Nothing but Love. The song reached number one on the RPM Country Tracks chart in August 1998 and number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was named both Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) Song of the Year and Single of the Year at the 1999 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.

Content

The song is about a girl who has just turned 18 and is moving away to her own place. The song's title comes from the "penny for your thoughts, a quarter for the call" that her mother gives her before she leaves.

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Shea and premiered in mid-1998.

Chart performance

Chart (1998)	Peak
position

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	3
US Country Songs (Billboard)	25

Awards and nominations

Association	Category	Result
[41st Annual Grammy Awards](41st-annual-grammy-awards)	Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Academy of Country Music	Single Record of the Year
Canadian Country Music Association	last1=LeBlanc	first1=Larry	title=The Wilkinsons Sweep Canadian Country Music Awards Show	url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40	accessdate=November 9, 2014	magazine=Billboard	date=September 25, 1999}}
SOCAN Song of the Year
Video of the Year

References

"RPM Country Tracks".
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"CCMA Awards Archives".
(December 14, 1998). "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". [[RPM (magazine).
(1998). "Best of 1998: Country Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
(February 19, 1999). "Family act The Wilkinsons earn a Grammy nomination". [[The Daily Courier (Arizona).
(March 8, 1999). "Faith Hill Leads ACM Pack". [[Country Music Television]].
(September 25, 1999). "The Wilkinsons Sweep Canadian Country Music Awards Show".
(August 10, 1999). "The Wilkinsons, Terri Clark, Prairie Oyster and Shania Twain Lead Nominations For Canadian Country Music Awards". [[Country Music Television]].

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