A Jukebox with a Country Song

"A Jukebox with a Country Song"
Single by Doug Stone
from the album I Thought It Was You
B-side "Remember the Ride"[1]
Released November 1991
Format CD Single, Cassingle, 7" single
Genre Country
Length 3:29
Label Epic 74089
Writer(s) Ronnie Samoset, Gene Nelson
Producer Doug Johnson
Doug Stone singles chronology
"I Thought It Was You"
(1991)
"A Jukebox With a Country Song'"
(1991)
"Come In Out of the Pain"
(1992)

"A Jukebox With a Country Song'" is a song recorded by country music artist Doug Stone. It was released in November 1991 as the second single from his album, I Thought It Was You. This song became his second song to reach number 1 on the country music charts in both the United States and Canada.

Contents

Content

In this song, after having a fight 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 the bar.

Music video

The music video was directed by Peter Lippman.

Chart performance

Chart (1991-1992) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 405. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
Preceded by
"Sticks and Stones"
by Tracy Lawrence
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
number-one single

February 1 - February 8, 1992
Succeeded by
"What She's Doing Now"
by Garth Brooks
RPM Country Tracks
number-one single

February 8, 1992
Succeeded by
"The Dirt Road"
by Sawyer Brown