"God Blessed Texas" is the title of a song recorded by country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 group Little Texas

Little Texas

Little Texas is an American country music band founded in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1988 by Tim Rushlow , Brady Seals , Del Gray , Porter Howell , Dwayne O'Brien , and Duane Propes . Signed to Warner Bros...

. It was released in September 1993 as the second single from their second album, Big Time

Big Time (Little Texas album)

Big Time is the second studio album released by country music band Little Texas. Released in 1993 on Warner Bros. Records, it produced the singles "What Might Have Been", "God Blessed Texas", "My Love", and "Stop on a Dime". Respectively, these peaked at #2, #4, #1, and #14 on the Hot Country Songs...

. It was their seventh single overall. It was co-written by the band's lead guitarist Porter Howell, and keyboardist and vocalist Brady Seals

Brady Seals

Brady Seals is an American country music artist. He is the cousin of Jim Seals and Dan Seals and Johnny Duncan, the nephew of Troy Seals, and the husband of former BNA Records recording artist Lisa Stewart...

. The song reached number 4 on the U.S. Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

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 chart. It also peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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, their most successful song on that chart. It is one of their more popular songs, especially in their live performances.

Content

The song, with lead vocals by Tim Rushlow

Tim Rushlow

Timothy Ray "Tim" Rushlow is an American country music artist. Between 1991 and 1997, Rushlow was co-lead vocalist of the country music band Little Texas, which recorded four albums and a Greatest Hits package, in addition to charting more than fifteen singles on the Billboard country singles...

, celebrates Texas pride by saying that God must have given it special attention.

Music video

The music video, directed by Gerry Wenner, takes place at a pool party with lots of bikini

Bikini

The bikini is typically a women's two-piece swimsuit. One part of the attire covers the breasts and the other part covers the crotch and part of or the entire buttocks, leaving an uncovered area between the two. Merriam–Webster describes the bikini as "a woman's scanty two-piece bathing suit" or "a...

-clad women. It was shot at Southfork Ranch, in Dallas, Texas. The Dallas Cowboys Chearleaders also appear in this video.

In popular culture

The song can be heard at many sports venues, including Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

 and Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers (baseball)

The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...

 games. The song was used by the Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...

 TV advertisements

Television advertisement

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 in several Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 cities (Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin

Austin

Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas.Austin may also refer to:-In the United States:*Austin, Arkansas*Austin, Colorado*Austin, Chicago, Illinois*Austin, Indiana*Austin, Minnesota*Austin, Nevada*Austin, Oregon...

, El Paso

El Paso

El Paso, a city in the U.S. state of Texas, on the border with Mexico.El Paso may also refer to:-Geography:Colombia:* El Paso, CesarSpain:*El Paso, Santa Cruz de TenerifeUnited States:...

) where 'Ford is the Best in Texas' is substituted for the 'God Blessed Texas' line.

Chart performance

"God Blessed Texas" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 17, 1993.

Chart (1993-1994)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	55