"Letters from Home" is the title of a song written by Tony Lane and David Lee, and recorded by American country music

Country music

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 singer John Michael Montgomery

John Michael Montgomery

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. It was released in February 2004 as the second single from the album of the same name

Letters from Home

Letters From Home is a country music album and title track song by John Michael Montgomery released April 20, 2004. It features the singles "Letters from Home", "Cool", and "Goes Good with Beer"...

. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks

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 chart in 2004 and also reached #24 on the Billboard

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Hot 100, his highest-ever peak on that chart.

Content

The song is a portrayal of a soldier's life on overseas duty. In the song, it is mentioned how the soldier's mother and girlfriend write to him during his time overseas. In the first two letters (the first two verses), the letters are shared with a fair share of merriment among the soldier's comrades. The soldier's father is a very stubborn man in the song, but eventually admits to being proud of his son, which drives the son to tears and spreads an aura of solemnity among his comrades, as mentioned in the third verse.

Music video

The music video created for this song was filmed at the Army Aviation Support Facility No. 1 in Smyrna, Tenn, and featured National Guard soldiers. Actor and musician Freddy Mullins

Freddy Mullins

Frederick Stephen Mullins is a singer/songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. His musical style falls into the modern-folk label encompassing folk, folk-rock, and folk-soul...

played the role of the soldier receiving the letters from home.

Chart positions

"Letters from Home" debuted at #48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of January 31, 2004.

Chart (2004)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	24