Tough Little Boys

"Tough Little Boys"
Single by Gary Allan
from the album See If I Care
B-side	"I Can Love You"
Released	June 23, 2003
Format	CD single, 7" 45 RPM
Genre	Country
Length	3:57
Label	MCA Nashville 000946
Writer(s)	Don Sampson, Harley Allen
Producer(s)	Mark Wright, Gary Allan
Gary Allan singles chronology
"Man to Man" (2002) "Tough Little Boys" (2003) "Songs About Rain" (2003)

"Tough Little Boys" is a song written by Harley Allen and Don Sampson, and recorded by American country music artist Gary Allan. It was released in June 2003 as the first single from the album See If I Care. The song reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in October 2003, becoming Allan's second straight No. 1 single.

Content

The song is about a father who has always imagined himself to be tough, even as a child. However, upon looking at his own child, the father starts to find himself worrying for the child's safety, admitting that "When tough little boys grow up to be dads, / They turn into big babies again".

Critical reception

Jennifer Webb of About.com reviewed the song favorably, calling it "touching and tender."^[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Morgan Lawley and premiered in mid-2003.

Chart positions

"Tough Little Boys" debuted at number 45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of June 28, 2003.

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	32

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	30

References

1. Gary Allan - See If I Care: album review
2. "Gary Allan – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Gary Allan.
3. "Gary Allan – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Gary Allan.
4. "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics