(I Do It) For the Money

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"(I Do It) For the Money"
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Single by Charlie Major
from the album Lucky Man
ReleasedAugust 1995
Genre Country
Length3:23
Label Arista
Songwriter(s) Charlie Major
Producer(s) Steve Fishell
Charlie Major singles chronology
"I'm Here"
(1994)
"(I Do It) For the Money"
(1995)
"Tell Me Something I Don't Know"
(1995)

"(I Do It) For the Money" is a song written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Charlie Major. It was released in August 1995 as the first single from Major's album Lucky Man . The song reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in October 1995. [1]

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 35

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References

  1. "RPM Country Tracks". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2772." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. October 9, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  3. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM . December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.