"Wild Horses" is the title of a song co-written by Bill Shore and David Wills

David Wills (singer)

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. It was recorded by American

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 country music artist Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks

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 and was featured on his breakthrough album No Fences in 1990. The song was previously an album cut on the album and was released as a single in 2000 with a re-recorded vocal track. It peaked at #7 on the Billboard

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks

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Content

This song alludes to a cowboy's struggle between the love of the Rodeo Life and the love of a woman. The promises he makes but can never seem to keep. The dreamer and his dream persist in the end. (Bill Shore, composer)

Chart performance

Chart (2000-2001)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	7
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	50