"I Love This Bar" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American

United States

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 country music

Country music

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 artist Toby Keith

Toby Keith

Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...

. It was released in August 2003 as the lead off single from his 2003 album, Shock'n Y'all

Shock'n Y'all

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. It became a Number One hit on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, keeping the top spot for five weeks. A bar by the same name owned by Toby Keith exists in the Bricktown area of East Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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. http://www.tobykeithsbar.com/ There is also a bar and restaurant by the same name located inside Harrah's, Las Vegas.

Critical reception

Ray Waddell, of Billboard

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magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "beer-joint staple for years to come.""

Music video

The video for this song takes place at a bar in Chatsworth, California called The Cowboy Palace Saloon. It was directed by Michael Salomon.

Chart performance

"I Love This Bar" debuted at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 30, 2003.

Chart (2003)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	26
Canadian Country Singles	1

"I Love NASCAR"

On his 2004 album Bipolar and Proud

Bipolar and Proud

Bipolar and Proud is a 2004 album released by country music parodist Cledus T. Judd. The album was originally slated to be named "Cledus Gone Wild", but was changed at the last minute...

, country music parodist Cledus T. Judd

Cledus T. Judd

Barry Poole is an American country music artist who records under the name Cledus T. Judd. Known primarily for his parodies of popular country music songs, he has been called the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music, and his albums are usually an equal mix of original comedy songs and parodies...

 recorded a parody titled "I Love NASCAR

NASCAR

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". This parody peaked at #48 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. It featured duet vocals from Keith himself, although he was not credited on the charts for it.

Chart (2004)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	48