Who's That Man

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"Who's That Man"
Toby Keith - Who's That Man Cassingle.jpg
Single by Toby Keith
from the album Boomtown
B-side "You Ain't Much Fun"
ReleasedJuly 19, 1994
Genre Country
Length4:54 (album version)
3:32 (Radio Edit)
Label PolyGram/Polydor Nashville 853358
Songwriter(s) Toby Keith
Producer(s) Nelson Larkin and Harold Shedd
Toby Keith singles chronology
"Wish I Didn't Know Now"
(1994)
"Who's That Man"
(1994)
"Upstairs Downtown"
(1994)

"Who's That Man" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Toby Keith. It was released in July 1994 as the first single from his 1994 album Boomtown . The song became Keith's second number one hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. [1]

Contents

Content

The narrator discusses returning to the home in which he used to reside. His ex-wife, children and their family dog still live in the residence, but the wife's new husband has now taken the place of the narrator.

Music video

The music video for this song was directed by Marc Ball, and premiered on CMT on July 21, 1994. It features Keith driving in an old neighborhood, and singing and playing guitar in a dark room. Throughout the video, a man, woman and children are seen playing outside.

Chart performance

"Who's That Man" debuted at number 64 on the country chart dated July 30, 1994. It charted for 20 weeks on that chart, and became Keith's second Number One on the chart dated October 8, 1994, holding that position for one week.

Charts

Chart (1994)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [3] 2
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] 61
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 34

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