A Jukebox with a Country Song
"A Jukebox with a Country Song" | ||||
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Single by Doug Stone | ||||
from the album I Thought It Was You | ||||
B-side | "Remember the Ride"[1] | |||
Released | November 1991 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:29 | |||
Label | Epic 74089 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gene Nelson Ronnie Samoset | |||
Producer(s) | Doug Johnson | |||
Doug Stone singles chronology | ||||
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"A Jukebox With a Country Song'" is a song written by Gene Nelson and Ronnie Samoset, and recorded by American country music artist Doug Stone. It was released in November 1991 as the second single from his album I Thought It Was You. It became his second song to reach #1 on the country chart in both the United States and Canada. The B-side, "Remember the Ride", was later recorded by Perfect Stranger on their 1995 album You Have the Right to Remain Silent.
Content
[edit]In this song, after having an argument with his wife, the narrator goes to have a drink at his old haunt only to find that it has been turned into a high-class fern bar. In utter disbelief for the rest of the song, he is eventually dragged out of the bar, asking what happened to it.
Music video
[edit]The music video was directed by Peter Lippman.
Chart performance
[edit]Chart (1991-1992) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 1 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]Chart (1992) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 26 |
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 14 |
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 405. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2046." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 8, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Doug Stone Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1992: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.