I Cross My Heart - Wikipedia I Cross My Heart `` I Cross My Heart '' Single by George Strait from the album Pure Country B - side `` You 're Right, I 'm Wrong '' Released September 28, 1992 Recorded April 16, 1992 Genre Country Length 3 : 30 Label MCA Nashville 54478 Songwriter ( s ) Steve Dorff, Eric Kaz Producer ( s ) Tony Brown George Strait singles chronology `` So Much Like My Dad '' ( 1992 ) `` I Cross My Heart '' ( 1992 ) `` Heartland '' ( 1993 ) `` So Much Like My Dad '' ( 1992 ) `` I Cross My Heart '' ( 1992 ) `` Heartland '' ( 1993 ) `` I Cross My Heart '' is a song written by Steve Dorff and Eric Kaz, and performed by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in September 1992 as the first single to his album Pure Country, which is also the soundtrack to the movie of the same title. It reached number - one in both the United States and Canada. The song is featured as the movie 's finale. Contents 1 Music video 2 Chart positions 2.1 Year - end charts 3 References 4 External links Music video The music video was directed by Charley Randazzo, and is completely made from scenes from the movie, Strait 's next music video `` Heartland '' also uses scenes from Pure Country. The two videos were released back to back as were the singles, while the rest of George Strait 's music videos were made between every few singles. Chart positions `` I Cross My Heart '' debuted at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 3, 1992 and peaked at number one on December 5, 1992. Since it became available for digital download, the song has sold 992,000 digital copies in the United States as of January 2015. Chart ( 1992 ) Peak position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1993 ) Position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 81 Preceded by `` I 'm in a Hurry ( And Do n't Know Why ) '' by Alabama Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number - one single December 5 -- 12, 1992 Succeeded by `` She 's Got the Rhythm ( And I Got the Blues ) '' by Alan Jackson RPM Country Tracks number - one single December 19 -- 26, 1992 References Jump up ^ Bjorke, Matt ( January 19, 2016 ). `` The Top 30 Digital Singles : January 19, 2016 ''. Roughstock. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 1867. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 5, 2013. Jump up ^ `` George Strait Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993 ''. RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p1829 External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics 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=I_Cross_My_Heart&oldid=798591666 '' Categories : 1992 singles George Strait songs Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles RPM Country Tracks number - one singles Song recordings produced by Tony Brown ( record producer ) Songs written by Steve Dorff Songs written by Eric Kaz Country ballads MCA Nashville Records singles 1992 songs 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 2 September 2017, at 20 : 05. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote i cross my heart by george strait
Answer: Steve Dorff