Try Not to Look So Pretty

{{Infobox song

| name = Try Not to Look So Pretty

| cover = Dwight Yoakam - Try Not To Look So Pretty.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Dwight Yoakam

| album = This Time

| B-side = Wild Ride

| released = February 14, 1994

| recorded = 1993

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 2:52

| label = Reprise 18341

| writer = Dwight Yoakam, Kostas

| producer = Pete Anderson

| prev_title = Fast as You

| prev_year = 1993

| next_title = Pocket of a Clown

| next_year = 1994

}}

"Try Not to Look So Pretty" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in February 1994 as the fourth single from his album This Time. The song peaked at number 14 in the United States and at number 4 in Canada.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}} It was written by Yoakam and Kostas.

Music video

The music video was directed Gregory R. Alosio with help from Dwight Yoakam.

Chart performance

"Try Not to Look So Pretty" debuted at number 74 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 19, 1994.

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!align="left"|Chart (1994)

!align="center"|Peak
position

{{singlechart|Canadacountry|4|chartid=2468|publishdate=May 9, 1994|accessdate=August 4, 2013}}
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|14|artist=Dwight Yoakam}}

=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"|Chart (1994)

!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=nlc008388.2685&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994|work=RPM|date=December 12, 1994|accessdate=August 4, 2013}}

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