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"Dust on the Bottle" Single by David Lee Murphy from the album Out with a Bang B-side "Mama 'n Them"[1] Released August 7, 1995 Format Cassette single Recorded 1994 Genre Country Length 3:44 Label MCA Writer(s) David Lee Murphy Producer Tony Brown David Lee Murphy singles chronology "Party Crowd"
(1995)"Dust on the Bottle"
(1995)"Out with a Bang"
(1995)"Dust on the Bottle" is the name of a song written and recorded by American country music artist David Lee Murphy. The song hit number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks in late 1995[2] and is Murphy's only number one hit. The song also hit number 9 on the Canadian Country charts.
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Background and writing
In an interview with The Boot, Murphy said that he was playing guitar at his kitchen table in the morning and the song "came out of nowhere." Murphy goes on to say that he wrote the song in 15 minutes.[3]
Music video
The music video was directed by Charley Randazzo and premiered in mid-1995.
Chart positions
"Dust on the Bottle" debuted at #72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 12, 1995.
Chart (1995) Peak
positionU.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 1 Canadian RPM Country Tracks 9 Preceded by
"She's Every Woman"
by Garth BrooksBillboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
number-one single
October 28-November 4, 1995Succeeded by
"Check Yes or No"
by George StraitReferences
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 290. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Billboard
- ^ Conaway, Alanna (13 November 2010). "David Lee Murphy, 'Dust on the Bottle' — Story Behind the Lyrics". The Boot. http://www.theboot.com/2010/11/13/david-lee-murphy-dust-on-the-bottle-lyrics/. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
Studio albums Top 10 singles "Party Crowd" · "Dust on the Bottle" · "Out with a Bang" · "Every Time I Get Around You" · "The Road You Leave Behind" · "Loco"Related articles 8 SecondsCategories:- 1990s country song stubs
- 1995 singles
- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles
- David Lee Murphy songs
- Songs written by David Lee Murphy
- Songs produced by Tony Brown
- MCA Records singles
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