Cowboys Like Us

"Cowboys Like Us"
Single by George Strait
from the album Honkytonkville
Released	August 11, 2003
Format	CD single
Genre	Country
Length	3:35
Label	MCA Nashville 12236
Writer(s)	Anthony Smith Bob DiPiero
Producer	Tony Brown, George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" (2003) "Cowboys Like Us" (2003) "Desperately" (2004)

"Cowboys Like Us" is the title of a song written by Bob DiPiero and Anthony Smith. It was recorded in 2003 by George Strait for his album Honkytonkville, from which it was released in August 2003 as that album's second single. It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.

Content

The song is a ballad about cowboys who "ride out on steel horses with wheels" (motorcycles).

Critical reception

Thom Jurek reviewed the song favorably, saying that it could signal a return to outlaw country.^[1]

Chart positions

"Cowboys Like Us" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 9, 2003.

Chart (2003)	Peak position[2]
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	38

References

1. ^ Allmusic: album review
2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 406–408. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.