Little Miss Honky Tonk

"Little Miss Honky Tonk"
Single by Brooks & Dunn
from the album Waitin' on Sundown
B-side "Silver and Gold"
Released February 13, 1995
Format CD Single, 7"
Genre Country
Length 3:00
Label Arista 12790
Writer(s) Ronnie Dunn
Producer(s) Don Cook
Scott Hendricks
Brooks & Dunn singles chronology
"I'll Never Forgive My Heart"
(1994)
"Little Miss Honky Tonk"
(1995)
"You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone"
(1995)

"Little Miss Honky Tonk" is a song written by Ronnie Dunn, and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in February 1995 as the third single from their album Waitin' on Sundown. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it "an ode to a barroom queen." She goes on to say that it is a nice taste of the duo's rockier side and the first use of the phrase "buckle bunny" in a country song.[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Sherman Halsey and premiered in early 1995.

Chart positions

"Little Miss Honky Tonk" debuted at number 70 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 18, 1995.

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1995) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 67
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 17

References

  1. Billboard, February 18, 1995
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9017." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 8, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  3. "Brooks & Dunn – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Brooks & Dunn.
  4. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  5. "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
Preceded by
"I Can Love You Like That"
by John Michael Montgomery
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
number-one single

April 29, 1995
Succeeded by
"I Can Love You Like That"
by John Michael Montgomery
Preceded by
"So Help Me Girl"
by Joe Diffie
RPM Country Tracks
number-one single

May 8, 1995
Succeeded by
"Don't Cry Little Angel"
by Prairie Oyster

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