Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)

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"Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)"
Single by Buck Owens
from the album Buck Owens
B-side "I've Got a Right to Know"
ReleasedAugust 1, 1960
Recorded1960
Genre Country
Length2:25
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Buck Owens
Harlan Howard
Buck Owens singles chronology
"Above and Beyond"
(1960)
"Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)"
(1960)
"Foolin' Around"
(1961)

"Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Buck Owens. The song peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1960)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles2

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 146.