The Dirt Road (song)

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"The Dirt Road"
Single by Sawyer Brown
from the album The Dirt Road
ReleasedNovember 18, 1991
Recorded1991
Genre Country
Length2:53
Label Curb
Songwriter(s) Mark Miller, Gregg Hubbard
Producer(s) Mac McAnally
Sawyer Brown singles chronology
"The Walk"
(1991)
"The Dirt Road"
(1991)
"Some Girls Do"
(1992)

"The Dirt Road" is a song written by Mark Miller and Gregg Hubbard, and recorded by American country music band Sawyer Brown. It was released in November 1991 as the lead-off (or the second if "The Walk" is counted) single from their 1992 album The Dirt Road . It peaked at number 3 in the United States, while it was a number-one hit in Canada. [1]

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Content

The song's narrator is wanting to take the dirt road in his life, as he's been walking on it for years, and it has taken him where he needs to go. The dirt road represents working hard in life in contrast to walking on the a paved road which is considered "easy street."

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Michael Salomon, and features a man walking on a road, and the band performing the song in a barn. The band's guest star is banjo legend Earl Scruggs.

Chart positions

Chart (1991–1992)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 11
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 51

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