I've Come to Expect It from You

"I've Come to Expect It from You" is a song written by Buddy Cannon and Dean Dillon, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in October 1990 as the third and final single from his album Livin' It Up. It peaked at number 1 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. In the United States it stayed at number 1 for five weeks.[1] In Canada, it reached number 1 in January 1991 and stayed there for one week.

"I've Come to Expect It from You"
Single by George Strait
from the album Livin' It Up
B-side"Stranger in My Arms"
ReleasedOctober 22, 1990
RecordedFebruary 13, 1990
GenreCountry
Length3:45
LabelMCA 53969
Songwriter(s)Buddy Cannon
Dean Dillon
Producer(s)Jimmy Bowen
George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"Drinking Champagne"
(1990)		 "I've Come to Expect It from You"
(1990)		 "If I Know Me"
(1991)

Content

The song is about the male narrator describing his ex-lover's apathetic attitude.[2] It is composed in the key of B-flat major with a main chord pattern of F7-B♭.[3]

Critical reception

Rating it "A", Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe wrote that "It’s nervy and angry, with a thread of bitterness that Strait has rarely explored in his work."[2]

Chart performance
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (1991) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 53
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 2

References
  1. Billboard, January 5, 1991
  2. "Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: George Strait, "I've Come to Expect it From You"". Country Universe. July 4, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  3. "George shoots straight up chart". The Tennessean. November 25, 1990. p. 38. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  4. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1415." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. January 19, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  5. "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  7. "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.


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