Just What I Do

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"Just What I Do"
Single by Trick Pony
from the album Trick Pony
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2002
Genre Country
Length3:22
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s) Keith Burns
Ira Dean
Producer(s) Chuck Howard
Trick Pony singles chronology
"On a Night Like This"
(2001)
"Just What I Do"
(2002)
"On a Mission"
(2002)

"Just What I Do" is a song recorded by American country music group Trick Pony. It was released in January 2002 as the third single from their debut album Trick Pony . The song was written by group members Keith Burns and Ira Dean, [1] with Burns taking lead vocals. [2]

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The song was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. [3] It was also nominated for Single Record of the Year at the 2003 Academy of Country Music awards while the video was nominated for Music Video of the Year. [4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil and premiered in April 2002. [5]

Chart performance

"Just What I Do" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of January 19, 2002. [6]

Chart (2002)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 13
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 [8] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 52

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