"Famous First Words" is the title of a song written by Byron Hill

Byron Hill

Byron Hill , is an American songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Working professionally in Nashville, TN for more than thirty years, his songs have been recorded by over 650 Country and Pop artists.-Music career:...

 and JB Rudd, and was recorded by Canadian country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Gil Grand

Gil Grand

Gil Grand is a country music singer, best known for his hit "Famous First Words." Active since 1998, he has released three studio albums to date: 1998's Famous First Words, 2002's Burnin′ and 2006's Somebody's Someone...

. It was released as the debut single and title track from Grand's 1998 debut album. It peaked at number 6 on the RPM

RPM (magazine)

RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...

Country Tracks chart in Canada. It also reached number 73 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Chart positions

The song debuted at #78 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks on the chart dated May 11, 1998 and spent 14 weeks on the chart before peaking at #6 on August 10.

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	6
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	73