The City Put the Country Back in Me

"The City Put the Country Back in Me"
Single by Neal McCoy
from the album No Doubt About It
B-side "Why Not Tonight"
Released August 4, 1994
Genre Country
Length 3:33
Label Atlantic
Writer(s) Mike Geiger
Woody Mullis
Michael Huffman
Producer Barry Beckett
Neal McCoy singles chronology
"Wink"
(1994)		 "The City Put the Country Back in Me"
(1994)		 "For a Change"
(1995)

"The City Put the Country Back in Me" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Neal McCoy. It was released in August 1994 as the third single from his album No Doubt About It. The song reached number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 11 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[1]

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Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song, calling it a "lightweight effort, a sassy brassy tale oa a lad who finds the best of country life in a city honky-tonk."[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Martin Kahan and premiered in late 1994. It was filmed in New York City and New Jersey and features a prominent display of the former World Trade Center Towers.

Chart performance

Chart (1994) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 5
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 11

References

  1. ^ Neal McCoy Hot Country Songs Chart History
  2. ^ Billboard, July 30, 1994 - Page 51.
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