Hands of a Working Man

"Hands of a Working Man" is a song written by D. Vincent Williams and Jim Collins, and recorded by American country music artist Ty Herndon. It was released in January 1999 as the third single from his album, Big Hopes. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in May 1999,^[1] and was Herndon's last Top Ten country hit.

"Hands of a Working Man"
Single by Ty Herndon
from the album Big Hopes
Released	January 4, 1999
Genre	Country
Length	3:47
Label	Epic
Songwriters	D. Vincent Williams Jim Collins
Producer	Byron Gallimore
Ty Herndon singles chronology
"It Must Be Love" (1998) "Hands of a Working Man" (1999) "Steam" (1999)

Critical reception

Chuck Taylor, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that the Herndon "offers a solid song and a strong performance that should be widely embraced by country programmers and the working-class listeners who live this lyric."^[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Chris Rogers and premiered in early 1999.

Chart performance

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3]	18
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	47
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	34