Ol' Country

{{Infobox song

| name = Ol' Country

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| B-side = "Talking to Hank"{{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 = January 4, 1993

| recorded = 1992

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 3:53

| label = MCA

| writer = Bobby Harden

| producer = Mark Wright

| prev_title = Bubba Shot the Jukebox

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = It Sure Is Monday

| next_year = 1993

}}

"Ol' Country" is a song written by Bobby Harden and recorded by American country music singer Mark Chesnutt. It was released in January 1993 as the fourth and final single from his album: Longnecks & Short Stories. It peaked at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Content

The song tells the story of a country boy from Birmingham, Alabama and a city girl from Ohio who met each other by chance and fell in love.

Music video

The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered in early 1993.

Chart performance

class="wikitable sortable"

!align="left"|Chart (1993)

!align="center"|Peak
position

{{singlechart|Canadacountry|2|chartid=1727|publishdate=April 24, 1993|accessdate=August 5, 2013}}

=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"\|Chart (1993) !scope="col"\|Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM){{cite web\|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.2327&type=1&interval=24\|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993\|work=RPM\|date=December 18, 1993\|access-date=August 5, 2013}} \| align="center" \| 42
US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite web \| url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/hot-country-songs\| title=Best of 1993: Country Songs \| work=Billboard \| publisher=Prometheus Global Media \| date=1993\| access-date=August 5, 2013}} \| align="center" \| 63

class="wikitable sortable"

scope="col"|Chart (1993)

!scope="col"|Position

Canada Country Tracks (RPM){{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.2327&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993|work=RPM|date=December 18, 1993|access-date=August 5, 2013}}

| align="center" | 42

US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1993: Country Songs | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=1993| access-date=August 5, 2013}}

| align="center" | 63

References

Category:1993 singles

Category:Mark Chesnutt songs

Category:MCA Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Mark Wright (record producer)

Category:Music videos directed by John Lloyd Miller

Category:1992 songs

Category:Songs written by Bobby Harden