Walk a Little Straighter
{{Infobox song
| name = Walk a Little Straighter
| cover = Billy Currington - Walk a little straighter.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Billy Currington
| album = Billy Currington
| B-side = Growin' Up Down There
| released = April 21, 2003
| recorded =2003
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:43
| label = Mercury Nashville
| writer = {{hlist|Carson Chamberlain|Casey Beathard|Billy Currington}}
| producer = Carson Chamberlain
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = I Got a Feelin'
| next_year = 2004
| misc = {{External music video|"[https://web.archive.org/web/20071026060745/http://www.cmt.com/videos/billy-currington/28076/walk-a-little-straighter.jhtml Walk a Little Straighter]" at CMT.com}}
}}
"Walk a Little Straighter" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released in April 2003 as his debut single and the first from his self-titled debut album. The song peaked at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Currington wrote this song with Casey Beathard and Carson Chamberlain.
Content
Currington wrote the chorus to "Walk a Little Straighter" when he was twelve years old. The song is about witnessing his own father's alcoholism, and how he wishes not to pass that trait onto his own children.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/562673998/ | title=Billy Currington to play the Palace | work=The Hanford Sentinel | date=January 23, 2004 | accessdate=April 13, 2022 | pages=1C}}
Chart performance
"Walk a Little Straighter" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 3, 2003.
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!align="left"|Chart (2003) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|8|artist=Billy Currington|artistid=516593}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|67|artist=Billy Currington|artistid=516593}} |
=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"|Chart (2003)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2003: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2003| accessdate=July 13, 2012}}
| align="center" | 45 |
Release history
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|+Release dates and format(s) for "Walk a Little Straighter" !Region !Date !Format(s) !Label(s) !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| United States
|April 21, 2003 |{{Cite journal |date=April 18, 2003 |title=Going for Adds - Country |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2003/RR-2003-04-18.pdf |journal=Radio & Records}} |
References
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Category:Billy Currington songs
Category:Songs written by Carson Chamberlain
Category:Songs written by Casey Beathard
Category:Songs written by Billy Currington
Category:Song recordings produced by Carson Chamberlain
Category:Mercury Nashville singles