"Tell Her" is the title of a song co-written by Craig Wiseman

Craig Wiseman

Craig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter. Active since the late 1980s as a songwriter, he has had his songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, and several other acts....

 and Kwesi B. It was recorded by American 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...

 group Lonestar

Lonestar

Lonestar is an American country music group consisting of Richie McDonald , Michael Britt , Keech Rainwater , Dean Sams , and Michael Hill . McDonald left the band in November 2007 for a solo career before returning in 2011...

. It was released in September 2000 as the fifth and final single from their 1999 album Lonely Grill

Lonely Grill

Lonely Grill is the third album released by American country group Lonestar, released in the United States on June 1, 1999 by BNA Records. It reached number twenty-eight on the Billboard Hot 200 album chart, and number three on Hot Country Albums...

. The song reached Number One on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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country charts, becoming their sixth Number One hit.

Content

"Tell Her" is a country pop ballad. In it, the male narrator addresses a male friend of his who is "lookin' for a friend" to help him. In the first verse, the narrator discovers that his friend is having difficulty in his relationship ("So you say your love's about to end / You say you can't take no more, she's out the door"). The narrator then asks whether the friend was "furious" or if he told her that he loves her.

The song's radio edit features a different vocal track, as well as a string section

String section

The string section is the largest body of the standard orchestra and consists of bowed string instruments of the violin family.It normally comprises five sections: the first violins, the second violins, the violas, the cellos, and the double basses...

 not present in the radio edit. Lonestar's greatest hits package uses the album version.

Chart performance

"Tell Her" reached its peak of #1 on the 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...

country charts for the week of February 3, 2001. It held the position for two weeks. Like "What About Now" before it, the song also reached Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

, peaking at #39. It was the fourth consecutive Number One from the album.

Chart positions

Chart (2000-2001)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	39