| "Coca-Cola Cowboy" | ||||
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| Single by Mel Tillis | ||||
| from the album Mr. Entertainer | ||||
| B-side | "Cottonmouth" | |||
| Released | June 1979 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Steve Dorff Sandy Pinkard Sam Atchley Bud Dain |
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"Coca-Cola Cowboy" is a 1979 single written by Steve Dorff, Sandy Pinkard, Sam Atchley, and Bud Dain and recorded by Mel Tillis. The song was featured in the film, Every Which Way But Loose, starring Clint Eastwood. "Coca-Cola Cowboy" was Tillis' fifth number one on the U.S. country singles chart, where it spent one week at the top and a total of eleven weeks on the chart.[1]
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 3 |
| Preceded by "Suspicions" by Eddie Rabbitt |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single August 18, 1979 |
Succeeded by "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by The Charlie Daniels Band |