<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> "He Didn't Have to Be" </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Single by Brad Paisley </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> from the album Who Needs Pictures </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> B - side </Th> <Td> "I've Been Better" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> August 30, 1999 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Format </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> CD single </Li> <Li> 7" 45 RPM </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Country </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 4: 42 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> Arista Nashville </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Brad Paisley </Li> <Li> Kelley Lovelace </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Frank Rogers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Brad Paisley singles chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> "Who Needs Pictures" (1999) </Td> <Td> "He Didn't Have to Be" (1999) </Td> <Td> "Me Neither" (2000) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> "Who Needs Pictures" (1999) </Td> <Td> "He Didn't Have to Be" (1999) </Td> <Td> "Me Neither" (2000) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> "He Didn't Have to Be" </Th> </Tr>

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