Why Ain't I Running

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"Why Ain't I Running"
Single by Garth Brooks
from the album Scarecrow
ReleasedMarch 8, 2003
Genre Country
Length4:32
Label Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Allen Reynolds
Garth Brooks singles chronology
"Thicker Than Blood"
(2002)
"Why Ain't I Running"
(2003)
"Good Ride Cowboy"
(2005)

"Why Ain't I Running" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in March 2003 as the fifth single from the album Scarecrow . The song reached #24 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Brooks, Tony Arata and Kent Blazy.

Country music, also known as country and western, and hillbilly music, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as folk music and blues.

Garth Brooks American country music singer

Troyal Garth Brooks is an American singer and songwriter. His integration of rock and roll elements into the country genre has earned him immense popularity in the United States. Brooks has had great success on the country single and album charts, with multi-platinum recordings and record-breaking live performances, while also crossing over into the mainstream pop arena.

<i>Scarecrow</i> (Garth Brooks album) 2001 studio album by Garth Brooks

Scarecrow is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 13, 2001, and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and the Top Country Albums chart. It has been certified 5× platinum RIAA and was named Best Selling Album at the 2002 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.

Chart performance

Chart (2003)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 24

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 51.
  2. "Garth Brooks Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.