"The Shoes You're Wearing" | ||||
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Single by Clint Black | ||||
from the album Nothin' but the Taillights | ||||
Released | April 13, 1998 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:57 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Writer(s) | Clint Black, Hayden Nicholas | |||
Producer | James Stroud, Clint Black | |||
Clint Black singles chronology | ||||
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"The Shoes You're Wearing" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Clint Black. It was released in April 1998 as the fourth single from Black's Nothin' but the Taillights album. The song reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart and reached number one in Canada.
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Chuck Taylor, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that the song is "about equality among people in forthright but not preachy terms" Taylor goes on to say that "the melody and the background have an airy, Eagles-esque feel that sounds radio-friendly."[1]
The music video was directed by Clint Black and Brent Hedgecock, and premiered in mid-1998.
"The Shoes You're Wearing" debuted at number 52 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 11, 1998.
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 18 |
Canadian RPM Country Singles | 1 |
Preceded by "If You See Him/If You See Her" by Reba McEntire and Brooks & Dunn |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single July 11, 1998 |
Succeeded by "I Can Still Feel You" by Collin Raye |
Preceded by "One of These Days" by Tim McGraw |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single June 29, 1998 |
Succeeded by "If You See Him/If You See Her" by Reba McEntire and Brooks & Dunn |
Preceded by "If You See Him/If You See Her" by Reba McEntire and Brooks & Dunn |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single July 20—July 27, 1998 |
Succeeded by "From This Moment On" by Shania Twain and Bryan White |
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