XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)

"XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)"
Single by Trisha Yearwood
from the album Thinkin' About You
Released	June 24, 1994
Genre	Country
Length	2:49
Label	MCA
Writer(s)	Matraca Berg, Alice Randall
Producer	Garth Fundis
Trisha Yearwood singles chronology
"Better Your Heart Than Mine" (1994) "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" (1994) "Thinkin' About You" (1995)

"XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" is the title of a song written by Matraca Berg and Alice Randall, and recorded by American country music singer Trisha Yearwood. It was released in June 1994 as the lead single to her fourth studio album, 1994's Thinkin' About You.

Content

"XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" was written by songwriters Matraca Berg (who has written other hits by Yearwood) and Alice Randall. The song is narrated by Yearwood and it tells the story of a young woman who has dreams and ambitions, but also discusses how she works hard and is a simple American girl who "signs her letters with XXX's and OOO's". She dreams of becoming successful in a man's world, citing her father as an example. The chorus verifies how the woman is a simple American girl.

The song was the first single off Yearwood's fourth album, and became her second #1 hit on the Country charts by September 16 of that year. In addition the single also peaked at #14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Canadian Country singles chart. The album would also spawn her third #1 hit in 1995.

In the song, there are pop culture references to R&B singer Aretha Franklin and country singer Patsy Cline.

Chart performance

"XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" debuted at number 73 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 9, 1994.

Chart (1994)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100	14
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Preceded by "Whisper My Name" by Randy Travis	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single September 10-September 17, 1994	Succeeded by "Third Rock from the Sun" by Joe Diffie
Preceded by "What the Cowgirls Do" by Vince Gill	RPM Country Tracks number-one single September 26, 1994