Texas (When I Die)

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"Texas (When I Die)"
Single by Tanya Tucker
from the album TNT
A-side "Not Fade Away"
ReleasedNovember 25, 1978
Genre Country
Length4:50
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce, Bobby Borchers
Producer(s) Jerry Goldstein
Tanya Tucker singles chronology
"Save Me"
(1978)
"Texas (When I Die)"
(1978)
"I'm the Singer, You're the Song"
(1979)

"Texas (When I Die)" is a song co-written and originally recorded by American country music artist Ed Bruce. Bruce's version peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1977.

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The song was covered by American country music artist Tanya Tucker, initially as the B-side of another cover, Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away". [1] It was released in November 1978 as the first single from her album TNT . Tucker's version reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [2]

Chart performance

Ed Bruce

Chart (1977)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 52

Tanya Tucker

Chart (1978–1979)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 5
Canadian RPM Country Tracks3

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [5] 47

Throughout the 1980s, the song was used as the Dallas Cowboys' touchdown song at their home games and as professional wrestler David Von Erich's entrance music.

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References

  1. "Tanya Tucker - Not Fade Away" . Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 357.
  3. "Ed Bruce Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Tanya Tucker Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2021.