"Long Line of Losers" | ||||
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Single by Montgomery Gentry | ||||
from the album Back When I Knew It All | ||||
Released | June 22, 2009 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:48 | |||
Label | Columbia Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kevin Fowler Kim Tribble | |||
Producer(s) | Blake Chancey | |||
Montgomery Gentry singles chronology | ||||
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"Long Line of Losers" is a song recorded by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It is the fourth single released from their sixth studio album, Back When I Knew It All . Kevin Fowler who co-wrote the song with Kim Tribble, also recorded this song on his 2007 album Bring It On , also released his version as a single, but it failed to chart. Montgomery Gentry's version debuted at #48 in June 2009, was a Top 30 hit for the duo with a peak of #23 in October 2009.
Dan Milliken of Country Universe gave the song a B+ rating, and said this in his review of the song that it was "their most country-sounding single in some time." Milliken also said that it showed influences from Alabama and Hank Williams, Jr., and that its songwriting "breathe[d] new life" into a common theme of showing pride in a broken family. [1] Bobby Peacock of Roughstock also gave a positive review, calling it "a good example of Montgomery Gentry's musical evolution" and saying that it continued in the "sense of maturity" present in such singles as "Back When I Knew It All" and "Roll with Me." [2]
"Long Line of Losers" debuted at No. 48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in June 2009.[ citation needed ] It peaked at No. 23 on the chart in mid-October 2009, becoming their first single to miss the top 20 since "You Do Your Thing" reached No. 22 in 2004.
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] | 23 |
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [4] | 34 |
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