Tired of Toein' the Line
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{{Infobox song
| name = Tired of Toein' the Line
| cover = Tired of Toein' the Line.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Rocky Burnette
| album = The Son of Rock and Roll
| B-side = "Boogie Down in Mobile, Alabama" (North America)
"Clowns From Outer Space" (international)
| released = 1979 (UK)
May 1980 (U.S.)
| recorded = 1979
| studio =
| genre = new wave, rock and roll, rockabilly, country rock
| length = 3:43
| label = EMI America
| writer = Rocky Burnette, Ron Coleman
| producer = Bill House, Jim Seiter
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Fallin' in Love (Bein' Friends)
| next_year = 1980
}}
"Tired of Toein' the Line" is a song by Rocky Burnette, who co-wrote it with Ron Coleman, former bass player of the Brothers Grim and the Everly Brothers.
Background
The song was performed by Burnette, and contains lyrics detailing an imminent breakup from the point of view of a man who no longer wants to toe the line.
Chart performance
After first appearing on the UK Official Singles Chart Top 75 in November 1979,{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19791111/7501/ |title=Official Singles Chart Top 75: 11 November 1979 - 17 November 1979 |date=November 17, 1979 |website=Official Charts.com |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |location=London, UK |access-date=June 12, 2018 |quote=Tired of Toein' the Line. Rocky Burnette. Position: 66. Last week: New.}} the song became an international hit after its release in the United States in May 1980,{{Citation needed|date=May 2023|reason=source needed showing it only became a hit after its release in the USA}} and was Burnette's only hit single.
By peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, "Tired of Toein' the Line" tied "You're Sixteen", by Rocky's father Johnny Burnette, as the highest-charting Hot 100 single from a member of the Burnette family. The single was number one in Australia (for two weeks) in June 1980.{{cite web|title= Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – 1980 |url= http://www.australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=27126&pages=1|publisher= Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate= May 1, 2017}}
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|title=Tired of Toein' the Line|artist=Rocky Burnette|type=single|relyear=1980|certyear=1980|region=Australia|award=Gold|certref={{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1980/CB-1980-08-23.pdf|title=International Certifications|magazine=Cash Box|via=World Radio History|page=37|date=August 23, 1980|access-date=December 3, 2021}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Tired of Toein' the Line|artist=Rocky Burnette|type=single|relyear=1980|certyear=1980|region=Canada|award=Gold|access-date=April 25, 2023}}
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.songlyrics.com/rocky-burnette/tired-of-toein-the-line-lyrics/ Lyrics of this song]
- {{YouTube|zU3bRGmdEz8|Rocky Burnette - Tired of Toein' the Line}}
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Category:Number-one singles in Argentina
Category:Number-one singles in Australia
Category:EMI America Records singles
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