Cowboy Boogie

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"Cowboy Boogie"
Single by Randy Travis
from the album Wind in the Wire
ReleasedAugust 23, 1993
Genre Country
Length2:48
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s) Stewart MacDougall and David Wilkie
Producer(s) Steve Gibson
Randy Travis singles chronology
"An Old Pair of Shoes"
(1993)
"Cowboy Boogie"
(1993)
"Wind in the Wire"
(1993)

"Cowboy Boogie" is a song co-written by Canadians Stewart MacDougall and David Wilkie [1] and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released in August 1993 as the lead single from his album, Wind in the Wire . It only peaked at number 46 in the United States; however it peaked at number 10 Canada.

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Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Shea and was premiered in August 1993. It was filmed over 9 full days in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and features Travis performing the song with a full band at an outdoor ranch, along with him riding horseback, shooting weapons, and catching a bandit like cowboys of the old days.

Chart performance

"Cowboy Boogie" entered the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart at number 75 for the week of September 4, 1993.

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 10
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 46

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References

  1. "ASCAP Repertory entry for song". ASCAP. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2282." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. October 30, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  3. "Randy Travis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.