You Do Your Thing (song)

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"You Do Your Thing"
Single by Montgomery Gentry
from the album You Do Your Thing
Released July 24, 2004
Genre Country
Length3:43
Label Columbia Nashville
Songwriter(s) Ed Hill, Casey Beathard
Producer(s) Joe Scaife, Mark Wright
Montgomery Gentry singles chronology
"If You Ever Stop Loving Me"
(2004)
"You Do Your Thing"
(2004)
"Gone"
(2004)

"If You Ever Stop Loving Me"
(2004)
"You Do Your Thing"
(2004)
"Gone"
(2004)

"You Do Your Thing" is a song recorded by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in July 2004 as the second single and title track from the album of the same name. The song reached #22 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Ed Hill and Casey Beathard.

Montgomery Gentry band

Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo founded by vocalists Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry, both natives of Kentucky. Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry began performing in the 1990s as part of two different bands with Montgomery's brother, John Michael Montgomery. Although Gentry won a talent contest in 1994, he reunited with Eddie Montgomery after Gentry was unable to find a solo record deal, and Montgomery Gentry was formed in 1999. The duo was known for its Southern rock influences, and collaborated with Charlie Daniels, Toby Keith, Five for Fighting, and members of The Allman Brothers Band.

<i>You Do Your Thing</i> album by Montgomery Gentry

You Do Your Thing is the fourth studio album by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in 2004 and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The album produced the duo's first Number One hit on the Billboard country music charts in "If You Ever Stop Loving Me"; other singles included the title track, "Gone", and "Something to Be Proud Of".

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

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Chart performance

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 22

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 229.
  2. "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.