Goin' Through the Big D
{{Infobox song
| name = Goin' Through the Big D
| cover = Mark Chesnutt - Goin through single.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Mark Chesnutt
| album = What a Way to Live
| B-side = "It's Almost Like You're Here"{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|pages=92–93|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}
| released = {{start date|1994|10|18}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/chesnutt_mark/611444/album.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040913221127/http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/chesnutt_mark/611444/album.jhtml |archive-date=2004-09-13 |title=CMT.com : Mark Chesnutt}}
| recorded = 1994
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 2:34
| label = Decca
| writer = Mark Wright
Ronnie Rogers
Jon Wright
| producer = Mark Wright
| prev_title = She Dreams
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Gonna Get a Life
| next_year = 1995
}}
"Goin' Through the Big D" is a song written by Mark Wright, John Wright and Ronnie Rogers, and recorded by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. It was released in October 1994 as the second single from his album What a Way to Live. It peaked at number 2 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and the RPM country tracks charts in Canada. It was later the b-side to his 1997 single "Let It Rain".
Content
The song's main protagonist is going through a divorce and says that he is "goin' through the big D and don't mean Dallas". Early on, the young man muses about his wife getting almost everything in the divorce settlement, including the house, while he only gets their Jeep. The house serves as the focal point for the man's misery, until in the end he realizes that the house's mortgage is due and it has just two bedrooms – in essence, meaning he is relieved to have the marriage ended.
Chart performance
"Goin' Through the Big D" debuted at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of October 29, 1994.
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!align="left"|Chart (1994–1995) !align="center"|Peak |
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References
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Category:Decca Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Mark Wright (record producer)
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