Outbound Plane
{{Short description|1988 song by Nanci Griffith}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Outbound Plane
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Suzy Bogguss
| album = Aces
| B-side = Yellow River Road
| released = December 1991
| recorded = May 1991
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 2:52
| label = Liberty
| writer = Nanci Griffith
Tom Russell
| producer = Suzy Bogguss
Jimmy Bowen
| prev_title = Someday Soon
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Aces
| next_year = 1992
}}
"Outbound Plane" is a song written by American country music artists Nanci Griffith and Tom Russell. It was released on Griffith's 1988 album Little Love Affairs. Suzy Bogguss covered the song as the opening track and the second single from her 1991 album Aces. The song reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in March 1992.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=suzy bogguss|chart=Country Songs}} Suzy Bogguss Hot Country Songs Chart History]
Music video
The "Outbound Plane" music video was filmed on location at the aircraft boneyard of Davis–Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. The video depicts Bogguss and her lover as central characters dancing around in the boneyard. The video was directed by American team directors Deaton-Flanigen, consisting of Robert Deaton III and George Flanigen IV.
Chart performance
| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (1991–1992) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Canadacountry|9|chartid=2094|publishdate=April 11, 1992|accessdate=August 15, 2013}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|9|artist=Suzy Bogguss}} |
| scope="row"|US Country National Airplay (Radio & Records)
|align="center"|6 |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col"|Chart (1992)
!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=nlc008388.1861&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992|work=RPM|date=December 19, 1992|accessdate=August 15, 2013}}
| align="center" | 85 |
References
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{{Suzy Bogguss}}
Category:Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen
Category:Liberty Records singles
Category:Music videos directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions
Category:Songs written by Nanci Griffith
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