Alibis (song)

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"Alibis"
Alibis single.jpg
Single by Tracy Lawrence
from the album Alibis
B-side "Somebody Paints the Wall"
ReleasedFebruary 11, 1993 [1]
Recorded1992
Genre Country
Length3:02
Label Atlantic 87372
Songwriter(s) Randy Boudreaux
Producer(s) James Stroud
Tracy Lawrence singles chronology
"Somebody Paints the Wall"
(1993)
"Alibis"
(1993)
"Can't Break It to My Heart"
(1993)

"Alibis" is a song written by Randy Boudreaux, and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released on February 11, 1993, as the lead single and title track from his album Alibis . The song became Lawrence's second number one country hit in 1993 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in early 1993. In the music video, Mariner High School in Cape Coral, Florida, was the school shot in the footage.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 64 on the Hot Country Singles chart dated February 20, 1993. It charted for 20 weeks on that chart, and reached number one on the chart dated May 1, 1993, staying there for two weeks. [2]

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 72
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)Rank
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [6] 23
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 14

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