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Every Little Honky Tonk Bar
2019 single by George Strait From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Every Little Honky Tonk Bar" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released February 11, 2019, as the lead-off single from his 30th studio album Honky Tonk Time Machine.
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Strait co-wrote the song with his son Bubba Strait and longtime collaborator Dean Dillon, which was written "during a late-night session and was inspired by Bubba's tongue-twisting opening line, 'Whiskey is the gasoline that lights the fire that burns the bridge.'"[2] He debuted the song for the first time with a live performance in December 2018 at a show in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1]
Music video
A music video premiered in May 2019, consisting of live footage of the singer performing the song on tour.[3] It was Strait's first single to receive an official music video in a decade, since 2009's "Living for the Night".
Chart performance
"Every Little Honky Tonk Bar" reached a peak of number 17 on the Billboard Country Airplay, making it Strait's first top 20 hit on the chart since 2013's "I Got a Car". It also peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
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