Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA) [10] | Gold | 500,000 |
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| "Every Little Honky Tonk Bar" | ||||
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| Single by George Strait | ||||
| from the album Honky Tonk Time Machine | ||||
| Released | February 11, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Neotraditional country [1] | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | George Strait Bubba Strait Dean Dillon | |||
| Producer(s) | Chuck Ainlay George Strait | |||
| George Strait singles chronology | ||||
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"Every Little Honky Tonk Bar" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released February 11, 2019, as the lead-off single from his 30th studio album Honky Tonk Time Machine .
Strait co-wrote the song with his son Bubba Strait and longtime collaborator Dean Dillon, which was written "during a late-night session and was inspired by Bubba's tongue-twisting opening line, 'Whiskey is the gasoline that lights the fire that burns the bridge.'" [2] He debuted the song for the first time with a live performance in December 2018 at a show in Las Vegas, Nevada. [1]
A music video premiered in May 2019, consisting of live footage of the singer performing the song on tour. [3] It was Strait's first single to receive an official music video in a decade, since 2009's "Living for the Night".
"Every Little Honky Tonk Bar" reached a peak of number 17 on the Billboard Country Airplay, making it Strait's first top 20 hit on the chart since 2013's "I Got a Car". It also peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
Weekly charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA) [10] | Gold | 500,000 |
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