Strong Enough (Sheryl Crow song)


"Strong Enough" is a song by Sheryl Crow from her debut album, Tuesday Night Music Club. The song reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks, number three in Australia, and number one in Canada, becoming her second chart-topper there following "All I Wanna Do". In Australia, the song received a Platinum certification for shipments exceeding 70,000 copies.
Crow performed the song on her live album alongside the Dixie Chicks. The song was later included on Crow's greatest hits album, The Very Best of Sheryl Crow.

Background and composition

"Strong Enough" is an acoustic folk-pop song. In live performances, Crow often plays the accordion to it, although this instrument was not featured on the original recording. The song is written in the key of D major with a moderately slow tempo of 79 beats per minute in the unusual time signature. It follows a chord progression of D–G5–Bm6–A, and Crow's vocals span from A3 to B4. Lyrically, the song finds the narrarator in a frustrated relationship, looking for solace from her partner, despite the fact that his commitments may not be as true as her own.

Music video

A simple black-and-white video was directed by Martin Bell. It features Crow in a largely empty room alternatively singing the song into a microphone and pacing anxiously through the room.

Track listing

UK cassette and 7" single
  1. "Strong Enough" - LP Version
  2. "No One Said It Would Be Easy"
US, Australian and German CD singles
  1. "Strong Enough" - LP Version
  2. "All I Wanna Do" - Live
  3. "Reach Around Jerk" - Live
  4. "Leaving Las Vegas" - Live
  • Track 2 recorded live on April 15, 1994 at the 328 Club in Nashville, TN.
  • Track 3 recorded live at the Borderline, February 9, 1994.
  • Track 4 originally recorded for Virgin Radio U.K.
US cassette single
  1. "Strong Enough" - LP Version
  2. "What I Can Do for You"
Japanese CD, Australian cassette and European CD singles
  1. "Strong Enough" - LP Version
  2. "Leaving Las Vegas" - Live
UK CD single #1
  1. "Strong Enough"
  2. "No One Said It Would Be Easy"
  3. "All I Wanna Do" - Live
  • Track 3 recorded on April 15, 1994 at the 328 Club in Nashville, TN.
UK CD single #2 '''
  1. "Strong Enough"
  2. "All by Myself"
  3. "Strong Enough" - Live
  4. "Reach Around Jerk"

    Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Covers and interpolations

wrote and released an answer song called "Strong Enough to Be Your Man" in 2002.
Canadian Idol alum Tara Oram covered the track on her second studio album, Revival, in 2011.
Beyoncé covered the song during her The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour.