Country Comes to Town

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"Country Comes to Town"
Toby Keith - Country Comes to Town single.png
Single by Toby Keith
from the album How Do You Like Me Now?!
B-side "When Love Fades"
ReleasedMay 15, 2000
Recorded1999
Genre Country
Length3:38
Label DreamWorks Nashville
Songwriter(s) Toby Keith
Producer(s) James Stroud
Toby Keith
Toby Keith singles chronology
"How Do You Like Me Now?!"
(1999)
"Country Comes to Town"
(2000)
"You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This"
(2000)

"Country Comes to Town" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in May 2000 as the third single from his album How Do You Like Me Now?! . It peaked at number 4 in the United States, and number 3 in Canada.

Contents

Content

It is an up-tempo song that's firmly rooted in the Muscle Shoals sound. The song discusses how once the sun goes down, "country comes to town".

Music video

The music video was filmed in Chicago, Illinois, and was directed by Keary Asmussen, and premiered on CMT on May 18, 2000. It features Keith singing at the famous House of Blues.

Chart positions

"Country Comes to Town" debuted at number 60 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of May 27, 2000. It reached the Top 5 on the Billboard Country Charts in September 2000, peaking at #4. [1]

Chart (2000)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 3
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 54
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 32

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