Out in the Country

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"Out in the Country"
Out in the Country - Three Dog Night.jpg
Single by Three Dog Night
from the album It Ain't Easy
B-side "Good Time Living"
Released August 1970
Recorded 1969
Genre Rock
Length3:08
Label Dunhill
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Richard Podolor
Three Dog Night singles chronology
"Mama Told Me (Not to Come)"
(1970)
"Out in the Country"
(1970)
"One Man Band"
(1970)

"Out in the Country" is a song written by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols and performed by Three Dog Night. It was produced by Richard Podolor, [1] and was featured on their 1970 album, It Ain't Easy . [2] In the US, "Out in the Country" peaked at number 11 on the US adult contemporary chart, and number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on October 17, 1970. [3] Outside the US, the record reached number 9 in Canada, [4] Released in the first year of Earth Day, "Out in the Country" was an early environmental advocacy song. The lyrics are about finding solace outside the city, "before the breathing air is gone..."

Contents

Cash Box described the song as having "Attractive material and an exciting TDN delivery [that] give the team another top forty blockbuster." [5]

Chart performance

Other versions

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References

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  2. Three Dog Night, It Ain't Easy Retrieved January 31, 2015
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