As Sara Evans' 'A Little Bit Stronger' hits the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart, she tells The Boot she knows she's hit a great new stage in her career.

"The song feels like a game changer. I've had a couple of those songs in my career and I'm just having to pinch myself right now," she says.

'A Little Bit Stronger' is her first No. 1 single since 2005's 'A Real Fine Place To Start.' After taking some time off, Sara wasn't sure what to expect. "You never know what's going to happen. You come back and my insecurity kind of took over: 'Are they still going to like me and want to play my music?' So to have it all happening as big as it is, I'm so grateful."

Two other milestones convinced Sara that her fans were really happy for her return: when 'Stronger,' the album that features 'A Little Bit Stronger,' spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart, and when the single surpassed the gold mark, signifying more than 500,000 downloads. "Those were two 'oh my gosh' moments where I just had to thank God," she says.

After a few solo dates, Sara starts a tour with Rascal Flatts June 18 in Bristow, Va.

Watch our Day in the Life of Sara Evans Video

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