"Comin' To Your City" | ||||
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Single by Big & Rich | ||||
from the album Comin' to Your City | ||||
Released | September 5, 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Genre | Country rock | |||
Length | 3:27 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Big Kenny John Rich | |||
Producer(s) | Big Kenny John Rich Paul Worley | |||
Big & Rich singles chronology | ||||
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"Comin' to Your City" is a song written and recorded by American country music duo Big & Rich. It was released in September 2005 as the lead single and title track from the album of the same name. The song reached number 21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100.
It is the current theme song for The Sean Hannity Show .
A version of "Comin' to Your City" is used as the theme song for ESPN's College GameDay , but the ESPN version has references to several college football teams in the lyrics which do not appear in the original song.
The music video was directed by Jeff Richter and premiered the week of September 12, 2005.
"Comin' to Your City" debuted at number 52 on the U.S Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of September 10, 2005.
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [1] | 72 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] | 21 |
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