Honky Tonk Attitude (song)
Encyclopedia
"Honky Tonk Attitude" is a song co-written and recorded by Joe Diffie
. It was released in March 1993 as the lead single from his album, also called Honky Tonk Attitude
. The song reached the top five of the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
(now Hot Country Songs
) chart and peaked at number 11 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
to dance away their blues. He states that everyone needs to have a "honky tonk attitude".
Joe Diffie
Joe Logan Diffie is an American country music singer known for his ballads and novelty songs. Between 1990 and 2004, Diffie charted 35 cuts on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including five number one singles: his debut release "Home", "If the Devil Danced ", "Third Rock from the Sun",...
. It was released in March 1993 as the lead single from his album, also called Honky Tonk Attitude
Honky Tonk Attitude
Honky Tonk Attitude is the third studio album by American country music artist Joe Diffie. Released in 1993, it features the singles "Honky Tonk Attitude", "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox ", "John Deere Green", and "In My Own Backyard", which respectively reached #5, #3, #5, and #19 on the Hot...
. The song reached the top five of the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
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...
(now Hot Country Songs
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 and peaked at number 11 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
Content
The song is an uptempo in which the narrator states that everyone goes to the honky tonkHonky tonk
A honky-tonk is a type of bar that provides musical entertainment to its patrons...
to dance away their blues. He states that everyone needs to have a "honky tonk attitude".
Chart positions
"Honky Tonk Attitude" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 20, 1993.| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 5 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 11 |