Don't Take Your Guns to Town
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"Don't Take Your Guns to Town" is a 1958 single by Johnny Cash. The song tells the story of a young cowboy who, ignoring the titular advice from his mother, gets into a gunfight at a saloon and is killed. The single became his fifth release to reach the number one position on the country chart, where it stayed for six weeks.[1] "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" was also a crossover hit peaking at number thirty-two on the pop chart.[2] The song is also included in the live album VH1 Storytellers: Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson. The song was covered by U2 on their 2001 single "Elevation".
Chart performance
| Chart (1958–1959) |
Peak
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
32 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 74.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 110.
Preceded by
"Billy Bayou" by Jim Reeves |
Hot C&W Sides
number one single
February 23, 1959 - March 30, 1959
(six weeks) |
Succeeded by
"When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)" by Johnny Horton |
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Categories:
- 1959 singles
- B-side songs
- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles
- Johnny Cash songs
- Songs written by Johnny Cash
- U2 songs
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