For All the Wrong Reasons

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"For All the Wrong Reasons"
Single by The Bellamy Brothers
from the album When We Were Boys
B-side "This Time"
ReleasedFebruary 1982
Genre Country
Length3:54
Label Elektra/Curb
Songwriter(s) David Bellamy
Producer(s) Jimmy Bowen, The Bellamy Brothers
The Bellamy Brothers singles chronology
"You're My Favorite Star"
(1981)
"For All the Wrong Reasons"
(1982)
"Get into Reggae Cowboy"
(1982)

"For All the Wrong Reasons" is a song written by David Bellamy, and recorded by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. It was released in February 1982 as the first single from the album When We Were Boys . The song was The Bellamy Brothers fifth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart. [1]

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks20

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [3] 25

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  2. "The Bellamy Brothers Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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