Here for a Good Time (song)

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"Here for a Good Time"
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Single by George Strait
from the album Here for a Good Time
ReleasedJune 13, 2011 (2011-06-13)
Genre Neotraditional country [1]
Length3:02
Label MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) George Strait
Bubba Strait
Dean Dillon
Producer(s) Tony Brown
George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"The Breath You Take"
(2010)
"Here for a Good Time"
(2011)
"Love's Gonna Make It Alright"
(2011)

"Here for a Good Time" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in June 2011 as the 92nd single of his career, and the first single and title track from the album of the same name. He and his son, Bubba, co-wrote it with Dean Dillon, who has also co-written several of Strait's other hits. [2]

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Live

George used this as the lead song for the Here for a Good Time tour.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country rated the song four stars out of five, saying that its "uptempo shuffle fits right in with what Strait has done musically over the last five years." [3]

Chart performance

"Here for a Good Time" debuted at number 29 on the Hot Country Songs charts, making the second-highest debut of his career. [4] It became Strait's 84th Top 10 single on the country chart in September 2011. It peaked at number 2 for the chart week of October 29, behind Blake Shelton's "God Gave Me You." [5]

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 2
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 46
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [8] 2
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [9] 66

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 11

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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