Every Little Honky Tonk Bar

"Every Little Honky Tonk Bar"
"Every Little Honky Tonk Bar"
Single by George Strait
from the album Honky Tonk Time Machine
Released	February 11, 2019
Genre	Neotraditional country
Length	3:14
Label	MCA Nashville
Songwriters	George Strait; Bubba Strait; Dean Dillon
Producers	Chuck Ainlay ; George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
Music video
	"Every Little Honky Tonk Bar" on YouTube

Last updated November 30, 2025

"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 .

Content

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]

Music video

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".

Chart performance

"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.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Canada Country ( Billboard )^[4]	29
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard )^[5]	11
US Country Airplay ( Billboard )^[6]	17
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard )^[7]	20

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)	Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[8]	60
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[9]	70

Certifications

Certifications for *Every Little Honky Tonk Bar*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[10]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1 2 Angela Stefano (February 11, 2019). "'Every Little Honky Tonk Bar': Hear George Strait's New Single". The Boot. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
↑ Stephen L. Betts (February 11, 2019). "Hear George Strait's Good-Timing New Song 'Every Little Honky Tonk Bar'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
↑ Hunter Hauk (May 10, 2019). "Watch the New George Strait Video for 'Every Little Honky Tonk Bar'". Cowboys & Indians. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
↑ "George Strait Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
↑ "George Strait Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
↑ "George Strait Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
↑ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
↑ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
↑ "American single certifications – George Strait – Every Little Honky Tonk Bar". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 10, 2022.

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[boot-1] 1 2 Angela Stefano (February 11, 2019). "'Every Little Honky Tonk Bar': Hear George Strait's New Single". The Boot. Retrieved November 27, 2019.

[2] Stephen L. Betts (February 11, 2019). "Hear George Strait's Good-Timing New Song 'Every Little Honky Tonk Bar'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 27, 2019.

[3] Hunter Hauk (May 10, 2019). "Watch the New George Strait Video for 'Every Little Honky Tonk Bar'". Cowboys & Indians. Retrieved November 27, 2019.

[sc_Billboardcanadacountry_George_Strait-4] "George Strait Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardbubbling100_George_Strait-5] "George Strait Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardcountryairplay_George_Strait-6] "George Strait Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_George_Strait-7] "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[8] "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[9] "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[United_StatesGeorge_StraitEvery_Little_Honky_Tonk_BarsingleCertRef-10] "American single certifications – George Strait – Every Little Honky Tonk Bar". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 10, 2022.

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v t e George Strait singles
Albums Singles Ace in the Hole Band The Cowboy Rides Away Tour
1980s	"Unwound" "Down and Out" "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)" "Fool Hearted Memory" "Marina del Rey" "Amarillo by Morning" "A Fire I Can't Put Out" "You Look So Good in Love" "Right or Wrong" "Let's Fall to Pieces Together" "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" "The Cowboy Rides Away" "The Fireman" "The Chair" "You're Something Special to Me" "Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her" "It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You" "Ocean Front Property" "All My Ex's Live in Texas" "Am I Blue" "Famous Last Words of a Fool" "Baby Blue" "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" "Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye" "What's Going On in Your World" "Ace in the Hole" "Overnight Success"
1990s	"Love Without End, Amen" "Drinking Champagne" "I've Come to Expect It from You" "If I Know Me" "You Know Me Better Than That" "The Chill of an Early Fall" "Lovesick Blues" "Gone as a Girl Can Get" "So Much Like My Dad" "I Cross My Heart" "Heartland" "When Did You Stop Loving Me" "Easy Come, Easy Go" "I'd Like to Have That One Back" "Lovebug" "The Man in Love with You" "The Big One" "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" "Adalida" "Lead On" "Check Yes or No" "I Know She Still Loves Me" "Blue Clear Sky" "Carried Away" "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" "King of the Mountain" "One Night at a Time" "Carrying Your Love with Me" "Today My World Slipped Away" "Round About Way" "I Just Want to Dance with You" "True" "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This" "Meanwhile" "Write This Down" "What Do You Say to That"
2000s	"The Best Day" "Go On" "Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You" "If You Can Do Anything Else" "Run" "Living and Living Well" "She'll Leave You with a Smile" "Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" "Cowboys Like Us" "Desperately" "I Hate Everything" "You'll Be There" "She Let Herself Go" "The Seashores of Old Mexico" "Give It Away" "It Just Comes Natural" "Wrapped" "How 'bout Them Cowgirls" "I Saw God Today" "Troubadour" "River of Love" "Living for the Night" "Twang"
2010s	"I Gotta Get to You" "The Breath You Take" "Here for a Good Time" "Love's Gonna Make It Alright" "Drinkin' Man" "Give It All We Got Tonight" "I Believe" "I Got a Car" "Let It Go" "Cold Beer Conversation" "Every Little Honky Tonk Bar" "The Weight of the Badge"
Other songs	"Murder on Music Row" (w/ Alan Jackson) "Hey, Good Lookin'" (w/ Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson and Toby Keith) "Shiftwork" (w/ Kenny Chesney) "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven"