Whatever Comes First (song)

"Whatever Comes First" is the debut song written by Drew Womack, Walt Aldridge and Brad Crisler, and recorded by American country music group Sons of the Desert. It was released in February 1997 as the first single and title track from the album Whatever Comes First. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

"Whatever Comes First"
Single by Sons of the Desert
from the album Whatever Comes First
B-side	"Drive Away"
Released	February 17, 1997
Genre	Country
Length	3:03
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Drew Womack, Walt Aldridge, Brad Crisler
Producer(s)	Johnny Slate, Doug Johnson
Sons of the Desert singles chronology
"Whatever Comes First" (1997) "Hand of Fate" (1997)

Music video

The music video was directed by Roger Pistole and premiered in March 1997.

Chart performance

"Whatever Comes First" debuted at number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 8, 1997.

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2]	12
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]	100

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 325.
2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3293." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 11, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
3. "Sons of the Desert Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
4. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997". RPM. December 15, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.