"Out with a Bang" is the name of a song written and recorded by American 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...

 artist David Lee Murphy

David Lee Murphy

David Lee Murphy is an American country music artist. Signed to MCA Nashville Records in 1994, Murphy made his first appearance on the Billboard country charts that year with "Just Once", a song from the soundtrack to the 1994 film 8 Seconds. A year later, Murphy's debut album Out with a Bang was...

. It was released in November 1995 as the third and final single for his album "Out with a Bang

Out with a Bang

Out with a Bang is the debut album of American country music artist David Lee Murphy. It features the hit single "Dust on the Bottle", which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks in late 1995. The track "High Weeds and Rust" was previously recorded by Doug Stone on his...

". The song peaked at number 13 on the U.S. country charts and peaked at number 5 on the Canadian country charts.

Critical reception

Larry Flick, of Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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magazine reviewed the song favorably calling it an "uptempo ode to goodtimes." He goes on to say that Murphy has a "distinctive voice and unique phasing that never gets lost in the production."

Chart positions

"Out with a Bang" debuted at #70 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 25, 1995.

Chart (1995-1996)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	13
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	5