Down Came a Blackbird (song)
| "Down Came a Blackbird" | ||||
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| Single by Lila McCann | ||||
| from the album Lila | ||||
| Released | May 17, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:57 | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Michael Smotherman, Mark Spiro | |||
| Producer(s) | Mark Spiro | |||
| Lila McCann singles chronology | ||||
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"Down Came a Blackbird" is a debut song recorded by American country music artist Lila McCann. It was released in May 1997 as the first single from the album Lila. The song reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Michael Smotherman and Mark Spiro.
The song is about a troubled relationship, using a blackbird as a metaphor.
The then-president of Asylum Records said of the song at its release that the song "is starting to look like 'Blue' all over again" but added that ""We're hoping radio won't kill this before it has a chance to be a hit".
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