Ace in the Hole (George Strait song)

"Ace in the Hole" is a song written by Dennis Adkins and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. George's touring band is called "The Ace in the Hole Band." It was released in July 1989 as the third single from his album Beyond the Blue Neon. It became his 18th #1 single as well as his 11th in a row.

"Ace in the Hole"
Single by George Strait
from the album Beyond the Blue Neon
B-side	"Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby"
Released	July 17, 1989
Recorded	October 12, 1988
Genre	Western swing[1]
Length	2:39
Label	MCA 53693
Songwriter(s)	Dennis Adkins
Producer(s)	Jimmy Bowen & George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"What's Going On in Your World" (1989) "Ace in the Hole" (1989) "Overnight Success" (1989)

Content

This song visualizes life as a game where you have to keep a few tricks up your sleeve to get ahead. According to the lyrics, everyone needs to fight in order to succeed and have a good life, and in order to beat out the competition, you need some good people around you.

Chart performance

"Ace in the Hole" reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart^[2] and on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5]	15
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	37