A Jukebox with a Country Song

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"A Jukebox with a Country Song"
Single by Doug Stone
from the album I Thought It Was You
B-side "Remember the Ride" [1]
ReleasedNovember 1991
Genre Country
Length3:29
Label Epic 74089
Songwriter(s) Gene Nelson
Ronnie Samoset
Producer(s) Doug Johnson
Doug Stone singles chronology
"I Thought It Was You"
(1991)
"A Jukebox with a Country Song"
(1991)
"Come In Out of the Pain"
(1992)

"A Jukebox With a Country Song'" is a song written by Gene Nelson and Ronnie Samoset, and recorded by American country music artist Doug Stone. It was released in November 1991 as the second single from his album I Thought It Was You . It became his second song to reach #1 on the country chart in both the United States and Canada. The B-side, "Remember the Ride", was later recorded by Perfect Stranger on their 1995 album You Have the Right to Remain Silent.

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Content

In this song, after having an argument with his wife, the narrator goes to have a drink at his old haunt only to find that it has been turned into a high-class fern bar. In utter disbelief for the rest of the song, he is eventually dragged out of the bar, asking what happened to it.

Music video

The music video was directed by Peter Lippman.

Chart performance

Chart (1991–1992)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 26
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 14

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