"Fourteen Minutes Old" is the title of a song co-written by A.L. Owens

Arthur Leo Owens

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 and Dennis Knutson. It was the second single released by American

United States

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 country music artist Doug Stone from his 1990 self titled debut album. It peaked at #6 on the Billboard

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and #5 on The Canadian RPM Tracks chart.

Content

The song's narrator is at home by himself, counting the minutes since his lover left: "There's still some coffee in her cup / And it's not even cold / And her memory's only fourteen minutes old." This line changes to fifteen, then sixteen minutes as the song progresses.

Chart performance

Chart (1990)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	5