Guys Do It All the Time

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"Guys Do It All the Time"
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Single by Mindy McCready
from the album Ten Thousand Angels
B-side "Guys Do It All the Time" (Dance Mix) [1]
ReleasedJuly 15, 1996 [2]
Recorded1995
Genre Country
Length3:11 (album version)
4:18 (Dance Mix)
Label BNA
Songwriter(s) Bobby Whiteside, Kim Tribble
Producer(s) David Malloy
Mindy McCready singles chronology
"Ten Thousand Angels"
(1996)
"Guys Do It All the Time"
(1996)
"Maybe He'll Notice Her Now"
(1996)

"Guys Do It All the Time" is a song recorded by American country music artist Mindy McCready and written by Bobby Whiteside and Kim Tribble. [3] The song was released on July 15, 1996, and reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on September 14 of that year, becoming McCready's first and only Number One hit. [4] The song was the second single from McCready's double-platinum selling debut album Ten Thousand Angels . A video was also issued of the song (she wears boxing gloves and has shaving cream on her face), and has aired on CMT and GAC.

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Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that its "infectious, uptempo groove and clever lyric should ensure repeated play." She goes on to call McCready's voice "likeable" and says that she "delivers this song about turning the tables on men with sassy style." [5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Hershleder and premiered in June 1996. [6]

Chart positions

"Guys Do It All the Time" debuted at number 71 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 8, 1996. On the week of September 14, 1996, it reached number one and it became McCready's first and only number one hit.

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [7] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 72
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [10] 32
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 30

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