| "He Ain't Worth Missing" | ||||
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| Single by Toby Keith | ||||
| from the album Toby Keith | ||||
| B-side | "A Little Less Talk and a Lot more Action" | |||
| Released | June 28, 1993 | |||
| Format | CD Single, 7" | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:05 | |||
| Label | PolyGram/Mercury 862262 | |||
| Writer(s) | Toby Keith | |||
| Producer | Nelson Larkin Harold Shedd |
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"He Ain't Worth Missing" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music singer Toby Keith. It was released in June 1993 as the second single from his 1993 self-titled debut album. It peaked at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard US Country chart and at number 11 on the Canadian RPM country tracks. It also peaked at number7 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100, making it a minor crossover hit.[1]
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The song is a mid-tempo that tells of a narrator, who is feeling bad for a woman whose boyfriend has left her. He tells her "he ain't worth missing" and tries to start a romance with her.
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song unfavorably saying "lyrical and musical cliches are surrounded by tired, soft-rock synth patches on Keith's flimsy sophomore effort." She also said that Keith is looking for hooks "in all the wrong places" and that the "overdubbed pedal steel guitar is the only trace of country in this midtempo lament."[2]
"He Ain't Worth Missing" debuted at #71 Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated July 3, 1993. It charted for 20 weeks on that chart, and peaked at #5 on the country chart dated October 23, 1993.
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 7 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 11 |
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