Speed (Montgomery Gentry song)

"Speed"
Single by Montgomery Gentry
from the album My Town
B-side	"She Couldn't Change Me"
Released	December 30, 2002
Format	CD Single
Recorded	2002
Genre	Country
Length	4:01
Label	Columbia Nashville
Writer(s)	Jeffrey Steele, Chris Wallin
Producer(s)	Blake Chancey
Montgomery Gentry singles chronology
"My Town" (2002) "Speed" (2002) "Hell Yeah" (2003)

"Speed" is a song written by Jeffrey Steele and Chris Wallin, and recorded by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in December 2002 as the second single from their album My Town. The title from the cover of this single borrows its font from Speed Racer.

"She Couldn't Change Me" was included as a B-side.

Music video

The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy. A young man trades his old truck for a car with speed as his truck just brings back memories of his ex-lover. He buys the car, then he drives the car really fast, but as he keeps seeing the memory of his ex-lover on the road, he jumps out of the car, and then he heads out running into the field. The duo is performing the song in the middle of a two-lane road at a night time setting.

Chart positions

"Speed" debuted at #57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of December 28, 2002.

Chart (2002–03)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[1]	5
US Billboard Hot 100[2]	47

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	24

References

1. "Montgomery Gentry – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Montgomery Gentry.
2. "Montgomery Gentry – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Montgomery Gentry.
3. "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics