Country Comes to Town

"Country Comes to Town"
Single by Toby Keith
from the album How Do You Like Me Now?!
Released	May 15, 2000
Recorded	1999
Genre	Country
Length	3:38
Label	DreamWorks Nashville
Writer(s)	Toby Keith
Producer	James Stroud Toby Keith
Toby Keith singles chronology
"How Do You Like Me Now?!" (1999) "Country Comes to Town" (2000) "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" (2000)

"Country Comes to Town" is a the title of song written and recorded by country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in May 2000 as the third single from his 1999 album How Do You Like Me Now?!. It peaked at #4 in the United States, and #3 in Canada.

Content

It is an up-tempo song that's firmly rooted in the Muscle Shoals sound. The song discusses how once the sun goes down, "country comes to town".

Music video

The music video was directed by Keary Asmussen, and shows Toby Keith singing the song at a concert. It premiered in February 2000. It was filmed at Chicago's famous House Of Blues.

Chart positions

"Country Comes to Town" debuted at #60 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of May 27, 2000. It reached the top five in the Billboard Country Charts and peaked in October 2000.^[1]

Chart (2000)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	54
Canada RPM Country Tracks	3

References

1. ^ "Hospitalization Prevents Country Star Chris Ledoux from Performing at State Fair. PR Newswire 17-AUG-00