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Tough (Craig Morgan song)

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"Tough"
Single by Craig Morgan
from the album Little Bit of Life
ReleasedMarch 12, 2007
GenreCountry
Length3:18
LabelBroken Bow
Songwriter(s)Joe Leathers
Monty Criswell
Producer(s)Craig Morgan
Keith Stegall
Craig Morgan singles chronology
"Little Bit of Life"
(2006)
"Tough"
(2007)
"International Harvester"
(2007)

"Tough" is a song written by Joe Leathers and Monty Criswell, and recorded by American country music artist Craig Morgan. It was released in March 2007 as the second single from his album Little Bit of Life. [1]

Content

The song is about a hardworking wife and mother who survives breast cancer, serving as an inspiration to her husband, who sings, "There was a time / Back before she was mine / When I thought I was tough."

Music video

The video for "Tough" premiered on June 4, 2007. Directed by Peter Zavadil, it features Morgan singing the song in a dimly lit room by a window, alongside film clips of a woman depicting the events in the song.

Chart performance

Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 76
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 11

Year-end charts

Chart (2007) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 46

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ "Craig Morgan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Craig Morgan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Best of 2007: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2012.

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