You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl
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"You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl" is a song written by Bob DiPiero and Bart Allmand, and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in September 2003 as the second single from their album Red Dirt Road. It reached number 3 in early 2004.[1]
Music video
The music video features a woman (named Connie), who doesn't like to wear shoes and is always walking without them. The music video was directed by Michael Salomon and features actress Marilu Henner. While the lyrics to the song imply that Connie ran off with the groom, the music video shows Connie dressed as the bride with the real bride and groom having eloped to Cancun.
Chart positions
"You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of September 20, 2003.
| Chart (2003–2004) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 39 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2004) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 43 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 57.
- ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 2004: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
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