"Red Dirt Road" is the title of a song written and recorded by American

United States

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 country music

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 group Brooks & Dunn

Brooks & Dunn

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. It was released in April 2003 as the first single from the band's album Red Dirt Road

Red Dirt Road

Red Dirt Road is the eighth studio album for country duo Brooks & Dunn, released in 2003 on Arista Nashville. Certified platinum for sales of one million copies in the U.S., the album produced three top ten singles: "Red Dirt Road" , "You Can't Take the Honky-Tonk out of the Girl" and "That's What...

. The song reached the top of the Billboard

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 chart and peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. The duo performed the single at the tribute concert for Dale Earnhardt

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 at the Daytona International Speedway

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 in July 2003.

Content

The song describes a narrator who has reflected on joyful memories linked to a red dirt road near where he grew up. It describes how the area was where the narrator drank his first beer, found a lover, wrecked his first car and found Jesus

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.

Music video

The video features Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn singing in a truck, in front of a church, and along the dirt road. It was directed by Steven Goldmann, and was shot in 3-D. It was released on May 8, 2003.

Chart positions

"Red Dirt Road" debuted at No. 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of April 19, 2003.

Chart (2003)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	25

External links

• Lyrics at CMT.com