That Ain't My Truck
| "That Ain't My Truck" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Rhett Akins | ||||
| from the album A Thousand Memories | ||||
| B-side | "Same Ol' Story"[1] | |||
| Released | May 1, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:03 | |||
| Label | Decca Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rhett Akins Tom Shapiro Chris Waters | |||
| Producer(s) | Mark Wright | |||
| Rhett Akins singles chronology | ||||
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"That Ain't My Truck" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in May 1995 as the third single from his debut album A Thousand Memories. The song spent 21 weeks on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, peaking at number 3 in mid-1995.[1] It also reached number 7 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. It was written by Akins, Tom Shapiro and Chris Waters.
Content
[edit]The song is an up-tempo in which the narrator ends up on the losing end of a relationship. His significant other chooses another guy to continue a relationship with and the narrator knows this by driving by her house and seeing another man's truck in her driveway.
Critical reception
[edit]Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that the song "sounds like a winner".[2]
Music video
[edit]The music video was directed by Mary Newman-Said and premiered in mid 1995.[3] The video was filmed around Tucson, Arizona.
Chart performance
[edit]"That Ain't My Truck" debuted at number 65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 13, 1995.
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 7 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 3 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 80 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 61 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Billboard, May 20, 1995
- ^ ""That Ain't My Truck" video". CMT. Archived from the original on November 9, 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8536." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 25, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "Rhett Akins Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
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