Ol' Country

"Ol' Country" is a song written by Bobby Harden and recorded by American country music singer Mark Chesnutt. It was released in January 1993 as the fourth and final single from his album Longnecks & Short Stories. It peaked at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Content

The song tells the story of a country boy from Birmingham, Alabama and a city girl from Ohio who met each other by chance and fell in love.

Music video

The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered in early 1993.

Chart performance

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	42
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	63

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 92–93. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1727." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 24, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
↑ "Mark Chesnutt – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Mark Chesnutt.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.

Mark Chesnutt

Studio albums	Too Cold at Home Longnecks & Short Stories Almost Goodbye What a Way to Live Wings Thank God for Believers I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Lost in the Feeling Mark Chesnutt Savin' the Honky Tonk Heard It in a Love Song Rollin' with the Flow Outlaw

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits

Notable singles	"Too Cold at Home" "Brother Jukebox" "Blame It on Texas" "Your Love Is a Miracle" "Broken Promise Land" "Old Flames Have New Names" "I'll Think of Something" "Bubba Shot the Jukebox" "Ol' Country" "It Sure Is Monday" "Almost Goodbye" "I Just Wanted You to Know" "Woman, Sensuous Woman" "She Dreams" "Goin' Through the Big D" "Gonna Get a Life" "Down in Tennessee" "Trouble" "It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings" "Wrong Place, Wrong Time" "It's a Little Too Late" "Let It Rain" "Thank God for Believers" "It's Not Over" "I Might Even Quit Lovin' You" "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" "This Heartache Never Sleeps" "Fallin' Never Felt So Good" "Lost in the Feeling" "She Was" "The Lord Loves the Drinkin' Man" "I'm a Saint" "Heard It in a Love Song" "Rollin' with the Flow" "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)"

Guest singles	"A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side" (with Tracy Byrd)

Related articles	Discography MCA Records Decca Records Columbia Records Lofton Creek Records

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