| "That's What Cowboys Do" | ||||
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| Single by Garth Brooks | ||||
| from the album Fun | ||||
| Released | June 29, 2021 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | Pearl | |||
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| Producer(s) | Garth Brooks | |||
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"That's What Cowboys Do" is a song by American country music singer Garth Brooks. It was released on June 29, 2021, as the fifth single from Brooks' fourteenth studio album Fun . Brooks co-wrote the song with John Martin and Mitch Rossell. [1]
In an interview, Brooks said: "It was written for the boys from Midland. 'Cause I thought they would kill it. We sat down and wrote something for them, because they do a lot of George Strait-feeling stuff." [2]
The song was described by CMT as a story about "timeless tale of love, heartbreak and the rodeo" and a rodeo cowboy who "falls for, then leaves, their love interest". [3] Chris Parton of Sounds like Nashville felt that the "pure-country ballad" song features "a gentle sway and a timeless theme. Brooks plays a cowboy who can't be tamed, drifting from one rodeo arena and one bed to the next." [4]
Katie Maloney of Outsider commented that the song has "90s country vibes". [5] Robyn Collins of Taste of Country described it as "a traditional country tune that features slide guitars and fiddles so classic that listeners can almost see boot-wearing couples making their way around the dance floor. [6]
In November 2022, the song was honored as one of the Most Performed Country Songs of 2021 at the 60th Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards. [7]
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