The Cheap Seats

"The Cheap Seats"
Single by Alabama
from the album Cheap Seats
B-side	"This Love's on Me"
Released	April 11, 1994 (1994-04-11)
Format	CD single
Genre	Country
Length	3:54
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Marcus Hummon, Randy Sharp
Producer(s)	Alabama Larry Michael Lee Josh Leo
Alabama singles chronology
"T.L.C. A.S.A.P." (1993) "The Cheap Seats" (1994) "We Can't Love Like This Anymore" (1994)
"T.L.C. A.S.A.P." (1993) "The Cheap Seats" (1994) "We Can't Love Like This Anymore" (1994)

"The Cheap Seats" is a song written by Marcus Hummon and Randy Sharp, and recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in April 1994 as the third and final single and title track from their album Cheap Seats. The song reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in mid-1994.^[1] It also peaked at number 6 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks.

Critical reception

Dan Cooper of Allmusic called the song "way cute" in his review of the album.^[2] Tom Roland of New Country magazine praised the song for "avoiding the now-stale Dixie tributes" that were present in the band's other songs.^[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Deaton-Flanigen and features the band at a baseball game. It is strongly implied that Des Moines is the "middle-sized town" in question, as it does indeed have a AAA minor league team (Iowa Cubs) and is in fact "in the middle of the Midwest". It was filmed at historic Engel Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and also in the band's hometown of Fort Payne, Alabama.

Chart performance

"The Cheap Seats" debuted at number sixty five on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 16, 1994.

Year-end charts

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