Busy Man
{{Infobox song
| name = Busy Man
| cover = Billy Ray Cyrus - busy man.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Billy Ray Cyrus
| album = Shot Full of Love
| B-side = Touchy Subject
| released = August 25, 1998
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:17
| label = Mercury Nashville
| writer = Bob Regan, George Teren
| producer = Keith Stegall, John Kelton
| prev_title = Time for Letting Go
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Give My Heart to You
| next_year = 1999
}}
"Busy Man" is a song written by Bob Regan and George Teren, and recorded by American country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. It was released in August 1998 as the second single from his album Shot Full of Love. The song reached a peak of number 3 on the U.S. country singles charts in early 1999, becoming his first Top 10 hit since "Somebody New" in 1993 and his last until "Ready, Set, Don't Go" in 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do |title=Billy Ray Cyrus: Billboard chart history retrieval |author=Billboard (magazine) |author-link=Billboard (magazine) |year=2009 |accessdate=2009-05-25 }}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "lyric most everyone will relate to." She goes on to say that the production has an "easy, rootsy feel that works well with Cyrus' vocal performance. He sounds more self-assured and in control - the marks of an artist who has suffered the slings and arrows of countless critics and emerged with his artistic vision stronger and more focused despite the abuse."Billboard, November 7, 1998 In 2002, Shelly Fabian of About.com ranked the song number 392 on her list of the Top 500 Country Music Songs.{{cite web |url=http://countrymusic.about.com/library/top500/ptop500.htm |title=Top 500 Country Music Songs |last=Fabian |first=Shelly |publisher=About.com |year=2002 |accessdate=2007-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212113817/http://countrymusic.about.com/library/top500/ptop500.htm |archive-date=2007-02-12 |url-status=dead }}
Chart performance
"Busy Man" debuted at number 68 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the chart week of October 31, 1998.{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1998-10-31/country-songs |title="Busy Man" chart history - October 31, 1998 |author=Billboard |year=1998 |accessdate=2009-05-25}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} It entered the Top 40 of the charts at number 40 in its fifth chart week.{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1998-11-28/country-songs |title="Busy Man" chart history - November 28, 1998 |author=Billboard |year=1998 |accessdate=2009-05-25}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} The single spent 27 weeks on the chart, reaching number 3 on March 13, 1999; Cyrus' first Top 5 since "In the Heart of a Woman" also reached number 3 in 1993.{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1999-03-13/country-songs |title="Busy Man" chart history - March 13, 1999 |author=Billboard |year=1999 |accessdate=2009-05-25}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
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!align="left"|Chart (1998–1999) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Canadacountry|5|chartid=7461|publishdate=April 5, 1999|accessdate=July 7, 2013}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|46|artist=Billy Ray Cyrus|artistid=2309|accessdate=May 25, 2011}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|3|artist=Billy Ray Cyrus|artistid=2309|accessdate=May 25, 2011}} |
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080223172233/http://www.cmt.com/lyrics/billy-ray-cyrus/busy-man/1460020/lyrics.jhtml Lyrics] at CMT.com
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Category:Billy Ray Cyrus songs
Category:Songs written by Bob Regan
Category:Songs written by George Teren
Category:Song recordings produced by Keith Stegall