| "Pickup Man" | ||||
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| Single by Joe Diffie | ||||
| from the album Third Rock from the Sun | ||||
| Released | October 17, 1994 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Writer(s) | Howard Perdew Kerry Kurt Phillips |
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| Producer | Johnny Slate, Bob Montgomery | |||
| Joe Diffie singles chronology | ||||
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"Pickup Man" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Joe Diffie. Released in October 1994, the song was his longest-lasting Number One hit, having spent four weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts between December 1994 and January 1995.
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The song, a moderate up-tempo, is about a man who reasons he can meet the woman of his dreams by driving a pickup truck. At one point, he is able to secure a ride for a high school homecoming queen. "Pickup man", in this sense, has a double meaning — i.e., he is not only driving a pickup truck, but he is also "picking up" women in it.
The music video was directed by Deaton Flanigan. The majority of the music video for this song was filmed on location at a drive-in theater in Lewisburg, Tennessee.
In 2005, a rewritten version of "Pickup Man" was used in television commercials for the restaurant chain Applebee's, to promote their "Carside To Go" service.[1]
"Pickup Man" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 22, 1994.
| Chart (1994-1995) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 60 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 9 |
| Preceded by "If You've Got Love" by John Michael Montgomery |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number one single December 17, 1994—January 7, 1995 |
Succeeded by "Not a Moment Too Soon" by Tim McGraw |
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