Texas Tornado (song)
| "Texas Tornado" | ||||
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| Single by Tracy Lawrence | ||||
| from the album I See It Now | ||||
| Released | April 3, 1995 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Atlantic PRCD 6135 | |||
| Writer(s) | Bobby Braddock | |||
| Producer | Tracy Lawrence | |||
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"Texas Tornado" is the title of a song written by Bobby Braddock and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released in April 1995 as the third single from Lawrence's 1994 album I See It Now. It became his sixth Number One hit on the Billboard country singles charts and also reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[1]
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[edit] Content
The song is a mid-tempo country ballad in which the narrator recalls a lover, whom he describes as a "Texas tornado, blowing [him] away again". It was also the only track on I See It Now that Lawrence produced himself.
[edit] Music video
The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in April 1995. The video pictures Lawrence as a ranch hand who is smitten with a "Texas tornado" of a woman. As each clip in the series unfolds, Lawrence appears dressed in the garb from the previous video, as he makes a "quantum leap" into a new time zone and tune. The sequence includes such clips as "Renegades, Rebels, and Rogues", "If the Good Die Young", and "As Any Fool Can See". "The idea of tying all the videos together seemed logical, and once we hit on the concept of time travel, it just seemed natural," says Ball of the serial format. "We figured maybe the fans would grow to love it, even though the songs are vastly different from one another." [2]
[edit] Chart positions
"Texas Tornado" debuted at number 64 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 15, 1995.
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
[edit] References
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Tracy Lawrence biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5967. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
- ^ Billboard, May 13, 1995
| Preceded by "Summer's Comin'" by Clint Black |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single June 24, 1995 |
Succeeded by "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" by John Michael Montgomery |
| Preceded by "Bringing Back Your Love" by One Horse Blue |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single July 10, 1995 |
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