Why Do I Have to Choose

"Why Do I Have to Choose"
Single by Willie Nelson
from the album Take It to the Limit
B-side	"Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)"
Released	May 1983
Genre	Country
Length	3:12
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Willie Nelson
Producer(s)	Chips Moman
Willie Nelson singles chronology
"Little Old Fashioned Karma" (1983) "Why Do I Have to Choose" (1983) "Take It to the Limit" (1983)

"Why Do I Have to Choose" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Willie Nelson. It was released in May 1983 as the first single from his album Take It to the Limit. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart^[1] and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.^[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	3
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1983)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	37

References

1. Willie Nelson Billboard Singles
2. RPM Country Tracks
3. "Willie Nelson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
4. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2021.