"Big Dreams in a Small Town" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Restless Heart

Restless Heart

Restless Heart is an American country music band established in 1984. The band's original members were John Dittrich , Paul Gregg , Dave Innis , Greg Jennings , and Verlon Thompson...

. It was released in February 1989 as the third single and title track from the album Big Dreams in a Small Town

Big Dreams in a Small Town

Big Dreams in a Small Town is the third studio album by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released by RCA Records in July 1988...

. The song reached #3 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

 chart. It was written by Van Stephenson

Van Stephenson

Van Wesley Stephenson was an American singer-songwriter. He scored two US Billboard Hot 100 hits in the 1980s as a solo artist, and later became tenor vocalist in the country music band BlackHawk in the 1990s. In addition, Van co-wrote several singles for other artists, such as Restless Heart...

, Dave Robbins, and Tim DuBois

Tim DuBois

Tim DuBois is a Nashville-based music executive. He attended Oklahoma State University and received a B.A. and M.A. in Accounting. He then entered into the music business and has taken part in multiple aspects of the industry including songwriting, record labels, management, and production...

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Content

The song is an up-tempo in which the narrator talks about wanting to leave the small town life with his significant other when he is young. Eventually he decides to stay in the small town for the rest of his life.

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	3
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	5