It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You

"It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You" the title of a song written by Dean Dillon and Royce Porter, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in August 1986 as the second and final single from his album #7. "It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You" was his 9th #1 single.^[1]

Content

The narrator is a man who laid it all out on the line for the girl of his dreams. He got burned and made into a fool when she left him. Even when his friends tried to tell him he couldn’t listen.

Critical reception

Leeann Ward of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, saying that "hearing the first strains of the simple piano intro makes it almost impossible to get the tune out of your head once it’s there." She goes on to say that Strait’s "delivery of a mix of sadness and regret, with a hint of frustration, turns this song into something substantive with a relatable scenario."^[2]

Cover version

Kenny Chesney has recorded a version of this song. It was only available as a B-side for his "Never Wanted Nothing More" Ringle in 2007.

Chart performance

"It Ain't Cool" reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 5 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Chart (1986)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	5

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336.
↑ CountryUniverse.net Song review
↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for George Strait.

Succession

Preceded by "Touch Me When We're Dancing" by Alabama	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single December 6, 1986	Succeeded by "Hell and High Water" by T. Graham Brown

George Strait 1980s singles

Strait Country	"Unwound" "Down and Out" "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)"

Strait from the Heart	"Fool Hearted Memory" "Marina del Rey" "Amarillo by Morning" "A Fire I Can't Put Out"

Right or Wrong	"You Look So Good in Love" "Right or Wrong" "Let's Fall to Pieces Together"

Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind	"Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" "The Cowboy Rides Away" "The Fireman"

Something Special	"The Chair" "You're Something Special to Me"

#7	"Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her" "It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You"

Ocean Front Property	"Ocean Front Property" "All My Ex's Live in Texas" "Am I Blue"

If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin'	"Famous Last Words of a Fool" "Baby Blue" "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"

Beyond the Blue Neon	"Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye" "What's Going On in Your World" "Ace in the Hole" "Overnight Success"

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