"When My Ship Comes In" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black. It was released in January 1993 as the third and final single from his album The Hard Way. It reached number one in both the United States and Canada. The song was written by Black and Hayden Nicholas. Music video The music video was directed by Steven Goldmann, and premiered in early 1993. Chart positions "When My Ship Comes In" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 16, 1993. Year-end charts References 1993 singles Clint Black songs Music videos directed by Steven Goldmann Songs written by Clint Black Songs written by Hayden Nicholas Song recordings produced by Clint Black Song recordings produced by James Stroud RCA Records Nashville singles 1992 songs