Workin' Man's Ph.D.

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"Working Man's Ph.D."
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Single by Aaron Tippin
from the album Call of the Wild
B-side "When Country Took the Throne"
ReleasedJune 21, 1993
Recorded1993
Genre Country
Length3:31
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Aaron Tippin, Philip Douglas, Bobby Boyd
Producer(s) Scott Hendricks
Aaron Tippin singles chronology
"My Blue Angel"
(1993)
"Working Man's Ph.D."
(1993)
"The Call of the Wild"
(1993)

"Working Man's Ph.D." is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Aaron Tippin. It was released in June 1993 as the lead-off single from his album Call of the Wild . It peaked at number 7 in the United States, and number 6 in Canada. It was written by Tippin, Philip Douglas, and Bobby Boyd. [1]

Contents

Content

The song describes the life of a working man.

Music video

The music video was directed by Jon Small.

Chart positions

"Working Man's Ph.D." debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 26, 1993.

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 6
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 90
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 44

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