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"Guys Do It All the Time"
Song
B-side"Guys Do It All the Time" (Dance Mix)[1]

"Guys Do It All the Time" is a song recorded by American country music artist Mindy McCready and written by Bobby Whiteside and Kim Tribble.[3] The song was released on July 15, 1996, and reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on September 14 of that year. It is McCready's only Number One hit.[4] The song was the second single from McCready's double-platinum selling debut album Ten Thousand Angels. A video was also issued of the song (she wears boxing gloves and has shaving cream on her face), and has aired on CMT and GAC.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that its "infectious, uptempo groove and clever lyric should ensure repeated play." She goes on to call McCready's voice "likeable" and says that she "delivers this song about turning the tables on men with sassy style."[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Hershleder and premiered in June 1996.[6]

Chart positions

"Guys Do It All the Time" debuted at number 71 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 8, 1996.

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 72
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[10] 32
US Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 30

Parodies

References

  1. ^ Joel Whitburn (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 267. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/mccready_mindy/609154/album.jhtml
  3. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r233775
  4. ^ "Artist Chart History - Mindy McCready: Singles". billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  5. ^ Billboard, July 13, 1996, p. 96
  6. ^ "Billboard Video Monitor". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. July 6, 1996. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9679." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 9, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  8. ^ "Mindy McCready Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Mindy McCready Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  11. ^ "Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
Preceded by Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
number-one single
September 14, 1996 		Succeeded by
Preceded by RPM Top Country Tracks
number-one single
September 9, 1996
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