"Let Me into Your Heart" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. It was released in September 1996 as the first single from the album A Place in the World. The song reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 5 on the RPM Country Tracks in Canada.^[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Steven Goldmann and premiered in September 1996 and featured guest Bill Irwin as the romantic interest.

Chart performance

Chart (1996–1997)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) ^[2]	163
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[3]	5
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	11

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 70.
↑ "Mary Chapin Carpenter ARIA chart history (to 2025)". ARIA. Retrieved June 6, 2026 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Image 9785". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 17, 2013. ^{[dead link]}
↑ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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Discography
State of the Heart	"How Do" "Never Had It So Good" "Quittin' Time" "Something of a Dreamer"
Shooting Straight in the Dark	"You Win Again" "Right Now" "Down at the Twist and Shout" "Going Out Tonight"
Come On Come On	"I Feel Lucky" "Not Too Much to Ask" (with Joe Diffie) "Passionate Kisses" "The Hard Way" "The Bug" "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" "I Take My Chances"
Stones in the Road	"Shut Up and Kiss Me" "Tender When I Want to Be" "House of Cards"
A Place in the World	"Let Me into Your Heart"
Working Class Hero	"Grow Old with Me"
Party Doll and Other Favorites	"Almost Home"

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