Carried Away ( George Strait song ) - Wikipedia Carried Away ( George Strait song ) `` Carried Away '' Single by George Strait from the album Blue Clear Sky B - side `` Do the Right Thing '' Released June 3, 1996 Format CD single, 7 '' single Recorded September 25, 1995 Genre Country Length 3 : 19 Label MCA Nashville 55204 Songwriter ( s ) Steve Bogard Jeff Stevens Producer ( s ) Tony Brown George Strait singles chronology `` Blue Clear Sky '' ( 1996 ) `` Carried Away '' ( 1996 ) `` I Can Still Make Cheyenne '' ( 1996 ) `` Blue Clear Sky '' ( 1996 ) `` Carried Away '' ( 1996 ) `` I Can Still Make Cheyenne '' ( 1996 ) `` Carried Away '' is a song written by Steve Bogard and Jeff Stevens, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in June 1996 as the second single from the album Blue Clear Sky. In August of that year, it became Strait 's 30th Billboard number - one single. The song was one of two George Strait songs ( the other being `` One Night at a Time '' ) to be nominated as Single of the Year at the 1997 Country Music Association awards. Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Chart positions 2.1 Year - end charts 3 References 4 External links Critical reception Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the strongest thing about the single is Strait 's `` heartfelt delivery. '' She goes on to say that `` the melody is pretty, but the lyric just seems a little cliched and unworthy of Strait 's vocal gifts. Chart positions `` Carried Away '' debuted at number 73 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 18, 1996. Chart ( 1996 ) Peak position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1996 ) Position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 49 US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 18 References Jump up ^ Latest Greatest Sraitest Hits ( CD ). George Strait. MCA Nashville. 2000. Jump up ^ Haggerty, Kate ( 1997 - 09 - 16 ). `` Sting, Toby Keith, Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw, and LeAnn Rimes Among Performers on 31st Annual CMA Awards ''. CMT. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 11. Jump up ^ Billboard, June 22, 1996 Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 9633. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 2, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013. Jump up ^ `` George Strait -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for George Strait. Jump up ^ `` RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996 ''. RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Best of 1996 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Do n't Get Me Started '' by Rhett Akins Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number - one single August 10 - August 24, 1996 Succeeded by `` She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart '' by Tim McGraw George Strait 1990s singles Livin ' It Up `` Love Without End, Amen '' `` Drinking Champagne '' `` I 've Come to Expect It from You '' Chill of an Early Fall `` If I Know Me '' `` You Know Me Better Than That '' `` The Chill of an Early Fall '' `` Lovesick Blues '' Holding My Own `` Gone as a Girl Can Get '' `` So Much Like My Dad '' Pure Country `` I Cross My Heart '' `` Heartland '' `` When Did You Stop Loving Me '' Easy Come, Easy Go `` Easy Come, Easy Go '' `` I 'd Like to Have That One Back '' `` Lovebug '' `` The Man in Love with You '' Lead On `` The Big One '' `` You Ca n't Make a Heart Love Somebody '' `` Adalida '' `` Lead On '' Strait Out of the Box `` Check Yes or No '' `` I Know She Still Loves Me '' Blue Clear Sky `` Blue Clear Sky '' `` Carried Away '' `` I Can Still Make Cheyenne '' `` King of the Mountain '' Carrying Your Love with Me `` One Night at a Time '' `` Carrying Your Love with Me '' `` Today My World Slipped Away '' `` Round About Way '' One Step at a Time `` I Just Want to Dance with You '' `` True '' `` We Really Should n't Be Doing This '' Always Never the Same `` Meanwhile '' `` Write This Down '' `` What Do You Say to That '' This 1990s country song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carried_Away_(George_Strait_song)&oldid=755147557 '' Categories : 1996 singles 1996 songs George Strait songs Songs written by Steve Bogard Songs written by Jeff Stevens ( singer ) Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Song recordings produced by Tony Brown ( record producer ) MCA Nashville Records singles 1990s country song stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canadacountry Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 16 December 2016, at 14 : 16. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote the song when i get carried away
Answer: Steve Bogard