That's That (Michael Johnson song)

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"That's That"
Single by Michael Johnson
from the album That's That
B-side "Some People's Lives"
ReleasedAugust 27, 1988
Genre Country
Length4:07
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Hugh Prestwood
Producer(s) Brent Maher
Michael Johnson singles chronology
"I Will Whisper Your Name"
(1988)
"That's That"
(1988)
"Roller Coaster Run (Up Too Slow, Down Too Fast)"
(1989)

"That's That" is a song written by Hugh Prestwood, and recorded by American country music artist Michael Johnson. It was released in August 1988 as the third single and title track from the album That's That. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Contents

Content

The song uses the title phrase to indicate the end of a relationship. [2]

Chart performance

Chart (1988)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 9
Canadian RPM Country Tracks [4] 8

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 178.
  2. "Michael Johnson's more than 'Blue'". Telegram & Gazette. November 20, 1990. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  3. "Michael Johnson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. November 26, 1988.