Drinkin' Bone

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"Drinkin' Bone"
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Single by Tracy Byrd
from the album The Truth About Men
ReleasedAugust 4, 2003
Recorded2003
Genre Country
Length2:10
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Casey Beathard
Kerry Kurt Phillips
Producer(s) Tracy Byrd
Billy Joe Walker Jr.
Tracy Byrd singles chronology
"The Truth About Men"
(2003)
"Drinkin' Bone"
(2003)
"How'd I Wind Up in Jamaica"
(2004)

"Drinkin' Bone" is a song written by Casey Beathard and Kerry Kurt Phillips, and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Byrd. It was released in August 2003 as the second single from his album The Truth About Men . It peaked at No. 7 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and is his last Top 10 hit to date. It also peaked at No. 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

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Critical reception

Chuck Taylor, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably by calling it "an easy sing-along" and saying that Byrd "packs a lot of good-natured personality in his delivery". [1]

Chart positions

"Drinkin' Bone" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 9, 2003.

Chart (2003–2004)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 7
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 60

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 59

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  2. "Tracy Byrd Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Tracy Byrd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. "Best of 2004: Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012.