"Meant to Be" is the title of a song recorded by 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 Sammy Kershaw

Sammy Kershaw

Samuel Paul "Sammy" Kershaw is an American country music artist. A third cousin of Cajun fiddler Doug Kershaw and ex-husband of Lorrie Morgan, he has been active in country music since 1991. He has released ten studio albums, with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications...

. It was released in March 1996 as the lead-off single from his 1996 album Politics, Religion and Her

Politics, Religion and Her

Politics, Religion and Her is a 1996 album by country musician Sammy Kershaw. The album launched several charting singles and itself charted at #115 on The Billboard 200, also peaking at #17 on Top Country Albums...

. It peaked at #5 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and #4 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that it contains "a sweet, simple melody and solid lyric." She goes on to say that Kershaw's "country-boy phrasing is icing on the cake."

Chart positions

"Meant to Be" debuted at number 66 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 23, 1996.

Chart (1996)	Peak
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	5
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	4