Country Comes to Town

"Country Comes to Town" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in May 2000 as the third single from his album How Do You Like Me Now?!. It peaked at number 4 in the United States, and number 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 number 60 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of May 27, 2000. It reached the Top 5 on the Billboard Country Charts and peaked in October 2000.^[1]

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	3
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	54
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	32

References

↑ "Hospitalization Prevents Country Star Chris Ledoux from Performing at State Fair. PR Newswire 17-AUG-00
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7088." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 2, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
↑ "Toby Keith – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Toby Keith.
↑ "Toby Keith – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Toby Keith.
↑ "Best of 2000: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2012.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Toby Keith 2000s singles

How Do You Like Me Now?!	"Country Comes to Town" "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This"

Pull My Chain	"I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight" "I Wanna Talk About Me" "My List"

Unleashed	"Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)" "Who's Your Daddy?" "Rock You Baby" "Beer for My Horses" (with Willie Nelson)

Shock'n Y'all	"I Love This Bar" "American Soldier" "Whiskey Girl"

Greatest Hits 2	"Stays in Mexico" "Mockingbird" (with Krystal Keith)

Honkytonk University	"Honkytonk U" "As Good as I Once Was" "Big Blue Note"

White Trash with Money	"Get Drunk and Be Somebody" "A Little Too Late" "Crash Here Tonight"

Big Dog Daddy	"High Maintenance Woman" "Love Me If You Can" "Get My Drink On"

35 Biggest Hits	"She's a Hottie"

That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy	"She Never Cried in Front of Me" "God Love Her" "Lost You Anyway"

American Ride	"American Ride" "Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)"

Guest singles	"I Can't Take You Anywhere" (with Scotty Emerick) "Midnight Rider" (with Willie Nelson) "Hey Good Lookin'" (with Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson and George Strait) "Piece of Work" (with Jimmy Buffett) "Things a Mama Don't Know" (with Mica Roberts)

See also	Discography

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