"Ships That Don't Come In" | ||||
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Single by Joe Diffie | ||||
from the album Regular Joe | ||||
B-side | "Startin' Over Blues" | |||
Released | April 14, 1992 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:39 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul Nelson, Dave Gibson | |||
Producer(s) | Johnny Slate, Bob Montgomery | |||
Joe Diffie singles chronology | ||||
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"Ships That Don't Come In" is a song recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie that reached the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart in 1992. It was released in April 1992 as the second single from his album Regular Joe . The song was written by Paul Nelson and Dave Gibson the latter of whom was also recording for Epic as a member of the Gibson/Miller Band at the time.
The song features two men philosophizing about the nature of life while having a conversation at a bar. [1]
The music video was directed by Jack Cole and premiered in mid-1992.
The song debuted at number 68 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated April 18, 1992. It charted for 20 weeks on that chart, reaching its peak of number 5 on the chart [2] dated July 11, 1992.
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] | 3 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] | 5 |
Chart (1992) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] | 55 |
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] | 46 |
Toby Keith and Luke Combs covered the song on Hixtape: Vol. 3: Difftape . This recording was Keith's final studio recording before his death on February 5, 2024. [7]