"Refried Dreams" is the title of a song recorded by 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 Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw

Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...

. It was released in February 1995 as the fifth and final single from his 1994 album Not a Moment Too Soon

Not a Moment Too Soon

Not a Moment Too Soon is the second album by American country music singer Tim McGraw. It was released on March 22, 1994. Written by country song writer Wayne Perry, it reached #1 on Billboard's Top 200 chart and #1 on Billboard Country chart and stayed for 26 consecutive weeks. It was Billboard's...

. It peaked at #5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and #3 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Content

The protagnoist's significant other has left the relationship without warning. To get over his despair, he goes to Mexico to rekindle some old dreams, or in this case, what he calls "refried dreams."

The song is a pun on the Mexican dish refried beans

Refried beans

Refried beans is a dish of cooked and mashed beans and is a traditional staple of Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine, although each cuisine has a somewhat different approach when making the dish.-Ingredients and preparation:...

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Music video

The music video was directed by Sherman Halsey

Sherman Halsey

Sherman Halsey is an American music video and television director, producer, and artist manager. Sherman Halsey has produced and directed hundreds of television shows and music videos for artists such as Tim McGraw, Brooks and Dunn, Alan Jackson, BB King, Michael Bolton, Dwight Yoakam, and many...

, who directed almost all of Tim McGraw's music videos. It features Tim McGraw singing in a Mexican themed town, and walking through the town.

Chart positions

"Refried Dreams" debuted at #57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 25, 1995

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	5
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	3