The American Dream (song)

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"The American Dream"
Single by Hank Williams Jr.
from the album Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits
B-side "If Heaven Ain't a Lot Like Dixie"
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1982
Genre Country
Length2:19
Label Elektra/Curb
Songwriter(s) Hank Williams Jr.
Producer(s) Jimmy Bowen
Hank Williams Jr. singles chronology
"Honky Tonkin'"
(1982)
"The American Dream"
(1982)
"Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight"
(1983)

"The American Dream" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams Jr.. It was released in September 1982 as the first single from his compilation album Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits . The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1982)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 5

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 389.
  2. "Hank Williams, Jr. Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.