God Must Be a Cowboy

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"God Must Be a Cowboy"
Single by Dan Seals
from the album Rebel Heart
B-side "Nothin' Left to Do but Cry" [1]
ReleasedJanuary 1984
Genre Country
Length3:05
Label Liberty
Songwriter(s) Dan Seals
Producer(s) Kyle Lehning
Dan Seals singles chronology
"You Really Go for the Heart"
(1983)
"God Must Be a Cowboy"
(1984)
"(You Bring Out) The Wild Side of Me"
(1984)

"God Must Be a Cowboy" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dan Seals. It was released in January 1984 as the fourth and final single from his album Rebel Heart . It was also his first top 10 hit, reaching #10. It is the album's most successful single.

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Music video

The music video, directed by Neil Abramson, is one of three videos Seals filmed specially for his 1991 video compilation, A Portrait. The video shows Seals singing the song in the middle of a highway in a desert and also shows footage and photographs of a mix of ranches and cowboys in their typical lifestyle.

Chart positions

Chart (1984)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 10
Canadian RPM Country Tracks8

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 372. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. "Dan Seals Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.