Country Comes to Town

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"Country Comes to Town"

Single by Toby Keith

from the album How Do You Like Me Now?!

B-side

"When Love Fades"

Released

May 15, 2000

Recorded

1999

Genre

Country

Length

3:38

Toby Keith

James Stroud
Toby Keith

Toby Keith singles chronology

"How Do You Like Me Now?!"
(1999)

"Country Comes to Town"
(2000)

"You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This"
(2000)

"Country Comes to Town" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in May 2000 as the third single from his album How Do You Like Me Now?!. It peaked at number 4 in the United States, and number 3 in Canada.

Content

It is an up-tempo song that's firmly rooted in the Muscle Shoals sound. The song discusses how once the sun goes down, "country comes to town".

Music video

The music video was filmed in Chicago, Illinois, and was directed by Keary Asmussen, and premiered on CMT on May 18, 2000. It features Keith singing at the famous House of Blues.

Chart positions

"Country Comes to Town" debuted at number 60 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of May 27, 2000. It reached the Top 5 on the Billboard Country Charts in September 2000, peaking at #4.^[1]

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	3
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	54
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	32

References

^ "Hospitalization Prevents Country Star Chris Ledoux from Performing at State Fair. PR Newswire 17-AUG-00
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7088." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 2, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Best of 2000: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2012.

Toby Keith

1990s

Albums	Toby Keith Boomtown Blue Moon Dream Walkin' How Do You Like Me Now?!
Singles	"Should've Been a Cowboy" "He Ain't Worth Missing" "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action" "Wish I Didn't Know Now" "Who's That Man" "Upstairs Downtown" "You Ain't Much Fun" "Big Ol' Truck" "Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You" "A Woman's Touch" "Me Too" "We Were in Love" "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" (with Sting) "Dream Walkin'" "Getcha Some" "How Do You Like Me Now?!"

2000s

Albums

Singles

"Country Comes to Town"
"You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This"
"I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight"
"I Wanna Talk About Me"
"My List"
"Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)"
"Who's Your Daddy?"
"Rock You Baby"
"Beer for My Horses" (with Willie Nelson)
"I Love This Bar"
"American Soldier"
"Whiskey Girl"
"Hey, Good Lookin'" (with Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson and George Strait)
"Stays in Mexico"
"Mockingbird"
"Honkytonk U"
"As Good as I Once Was"
"Big Blue Note"
"Get Drunk and Be Somebody"
"A Little Too Late"
"Crash Here Tonight"
"High Maintenance Woman"
"Love Me If You Can"
"Get My Drink On"
"She's a Hottie"
"She Never Cried in Front of Me"
"God Love Her"
"Lost You Anyway"
"American Ride"
"Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)"

2010s–2020s

Albums	Bullets in the Gun Clancy's Tavern Hope on the Rocks Drinks After Work 35 MPH Town Peso in My Pocket
Singles	"Every Dog Has Its Day" "Trailerhood" "Bullets in the Gun" "Somewhere Else" "Made in America" "Red Solo Cup" "Beers Ago" "I Like Girls That Drink Beer" "Hope on the Rocks" "Drinks After Work" "Drunk Americans" "35 MPH Town" "The Worst Country Song of All Time" (with Brantley Gilbert and Hardy) "Don't Let the Old Man In"

Compilation albums

Christmas albums

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