Texas (When I Die)

{{Infobox song

| name = Texas (When I Die)

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Tanya Tucker

| album = TNT

| A-side = Not Fade Away

| released = November 25, 1978

| format =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 4:50

| label = MCA

| writer = Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce, Bobby Borchers

| producer = Jerry Goldstein

| prev_title = Save Me

| prev_year = 1978

| next_title = I'm the Singer, You're the Song

| next_year = 1979

}}

"Texas (When I Die)" is a song co-written and originally recorded by American country music artist Ed Bruce. Bruce's version peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1977.

The song was covered by American country music artist Tanya Tucker, initially as the B-side of another cover, Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away".{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/mca40976|title=Tanya Tucker - Not Fade Away|access-date=November 24, 2018}} It was released in November 1978 as the first single from her album TNT. Tucker's version reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=357}}

Chart performance

=Ed Bruce=

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!Chart (1977)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|52|artist=Ed Bruce}}

=Tanya Tucker=

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!Chart (1978–1979)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|5|artist=Tanya Tucker}}
Canadian RPM Country Tracks

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (1979)

!Position

US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1979/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1979|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 17, 2021}}

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