I Saw the Light (Wynonna Judd song)

For other uses, see I Saw the Light (disambiguation).

"I Saw the Light"
Single by Wynonna
from the album Wynonna
B-side	"When I Reach the Place I'm Goin'"
Released	May 4, 1992
Genre	Country
Length	3:55
Label	MCA/Curb
Writer(s)	Andrew Gold Lisa Angelle
Producer(s)	Tony Brown
Wynonna singles chronology
"She Is His Only Need" (1992) "I Saw the Light" (1992) "No One Else on Earth" (1992)

"I Saw the Light" is a song written by Andrew Gold and Lisa Angelle, and recorded by American country music artist Wynonna. It was released in May 1992 as the second single from Wynonna's self-titled debut album, it was also that album's second Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. It was also ranked by Billboard as the Number One country hit for 1992.

Content

The narrator of the song discovers her lover is cheating on her when she peeks through the windows of his house and sees him romancing another woman, and afterward announces that she is leaving him.

Chart performance

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	8
US Country Songs (Billboard)	1

References

Preceded by "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single July 4-July 18, 1992	Succeeded by "The River" by Garth Brooks
	RPM Country Tracks number-one single July 18-August 1, 1992
Preceded by "Don't Rock the Jukebox" by Alan Jackson	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number one single of the year 1992	Succeeded by "Chattahoochee" by Alan Jackson