The Truth About Men (song)

"The Truth About Men" is a song written by Paul Overstreet, Rory Lee Feek and Tim Johnson, and recorded by American country music singer Tracy Byrd. It was released in March 2003 as the first single and title track from his album The Truth About Men. The song peaked at number 13 on the Hot Country Songs charts.

Content

The song is in the key of C major with a "shuffle" beat and approximately 144 beats per minute. Its vocals range from G₃-E₅.^[1] In it, the narrator states "the truth about men" in various situations.

Blake Shelton, Andy Griggs, and Montgomery Gentry sing guest vocals on the second verse.^[2]

Critical reception

Ray Waddell of Billboard magazine described the song as "hilarious" in his review of the album.^[3] Reviewing the album for Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine called the song "a little too silly" and said that "some of the jibes don't quite work".^[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Thom Oliphant and premiered in early 2003.

Chart performance

"The Truth About Men" debuted on the Hot Country Songs charts for the week ending March 15, 2003. It spent 21 weeks on the charts and peaked at number 13.^[2] It also peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100. Before its release, Byrd charted at number 38 on Hot Country Songs with a cut titled "Lately (Been Dreamin' 'bout Babies)", which did not appear on any of his albums.^[2]

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	77
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[7]	46

References

↑ "The Truth About Men". MusicNotes.com. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
1 2 3 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 73. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
↑ Waddell, Ray (19 July 2003). "Album reviews: The Truth About Men". Billboard 115 (29): 32.
↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Truth About Men review". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
↑ "Tracy Byrd – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Tracy Byrd. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
↑ "Tracy Byrd – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Tracy Byrd. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
↑ "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.

Tracy Byrd

Studio albums	Tracy Byrd No Ordinary Man Love Lessons Big Love I'm from the Country It's About Time Ten Rounds The Truth About Men Different Things

Compilation albums	Keepers: Greatest Hits Greatest Hits

Notable singles	"Holdin' Heaven" "Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous" "Watermelon Crawl" "The First Step" "The Keeper of the Stars" "Walking to Jerusalem" "Love Lessons" "Heaven in My Woman's Eyes" "4 to 1 in Atlanta" "Big Love" "Don't Take Her She's All I Got" "Don't Love Make a Diamond Shine" "I'm from the Country" "I Wanna Feel That Way Again" "Put Your Hand in Mine" "Love, You Ain't Seen the Last of Me" "A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side" (with Mark Chesnutt) "Just Let Me Be in Love" "Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo" "The Truth About Men" "Drinkin' Bone"

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Blake Shelton

Studio albums	Blake Shelton (2001) The Dreamer (2003) Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill (2004) Pure BS (2007) Startin' Fires (2008) Red River Blue (2011) Based on a True Story... (2013) Bringing Back the Sunshine (2014)

Christmas albums	Cheers, It's Christmas (2012)

Extended plays	Blake Shelton: Collector's Edition (2008) Hillbilly Bone (2010) All About Tonight (2010)

Compilations	Blake Shelton - The Essentials (2009) Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton (2010) Original Album Series (2012) Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits (2015)

Notable singles	"Austin" "All Over Me" "Ol' Red" "The Baby" "Playboys of the Southwestern World" "Some Beach" "Goodbye Time" "Nobody but Me" "Don't Make Me" "The More I Drink" "Home" "She Wouldn't Be Gone" "I'll Just Hold On" "Hillbilly Bone" (with Trace Adkins) "All About Tonight" "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking" "Honey Bee" "God Gave Me You" "Drink on It" "Over" "Sure Be Cool If You Did" "Boys 'Round Here" (with Pistol Annies and Friends) "Mine Would Be You" "Doin' What She Likes" "My Eyes" (with Gwen Sebastian) "Neon Light" "Lonely Tonight" (with Ashley Monroe) "Sangria" "Gonna"

Guest singles	"The Truth About Men" (with Tracy Byrd, Andy Griggs and Montgomery Gentry) "Just a Fool" (with Christina Aguilera) "Medicine" (with Shakira)

Tours	Well Lit & Amplified Tour (2012) Ten Times Crazier Tour (2013-14)

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Andy Griggs

Studio albums	You Won't Ever Be Lonely Freedom This I Gotta See The Good Life Naked

Notable singles	"You Won't Ever Be Lonely" "I'll Go Crazy" "She's More" "You Made Me That Way" "How Cool Is That" "Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man" "She Thinks She Needs Me" "If Heaven"

Guest singles	"The Truth About Men" (with Tracy Byrd, Blake Shelton and Montgomery Gentry)

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Montgomery Gentry

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Studio albums	Tattoos & Scars Carrying On My Town You Do Your Thing Some People Change Back When I Knew It All Rebels on the Run Folks Like Us

Compilation albums	Something to Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999–2005 For Our Heroes Playlist: The Very Best of Montgomery Gentry

Notable singles	"Hillbilly Shoes" "Lonely and Gone" "Daddy Won't Sell the Farm" "She Couldn't Change Me" "Cold One Comin' On" "My Town" "Speed" "Hell Yeah" "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" "You Do Your Thing" "Gone" "Something to Be Proud Of" "She Don't Tell Me To" "Some People Change" "Lucky Man" "What Do Ya Think About That" "Back When I Knew It All" "Roll with Me" "One in Every Crowd" "Long Line of Losers" "Where I Come From"

Guest singles	"The Truth About Men" (with Tracy Byrd, Blake Shelton and Andy Griggs)

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