Ocean Front Property (song)

"Ocean Front Property" is a song written by Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran and Royce Porter and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in December 1986 as the first single and title track from his album of the same name. It was a number-one hit in both the United States and Canada.^[1] On the 45 record single, "My Heart Won't Wander Very Far From You" is the B-side.

"Ocean Front Property"
Single by George Strait
from the album Ocean Front Property
B-side	"My Heart Won't Wander Very Far From You"
Released	December 22, 1986
Recorded	September 22, 1986
Genre	Neotraditional country honky-tonk
Length	3:08 (album version) 2:40 (single edit)
Label	MCA 53021
Songwriter(s)	Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran, Royce Porter
Producer(s)	Jimmy Bowen, George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You" (1986) "Ocean Front Property" (1986) "All My Ex's Live in Texas" (1987)

Musical style and composition

"Ocean Front Property" is a neotraditional country and honky-tonk song with its musical arrangement compared to the styles of Bob Wills and Lefty Frizzell.^[2][3]

Critical reception

Ben Foster of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, saying that it is "subtly clever, yet deceptively simple, with a strong undercurrent of heartache." He goes on to say that Strait’s vocal interpretation is "just straightforward enough to keep the song’s left-of-center metaphor from coming across as campy, keeping the undertone of sadness fully intact."^[4]

Charts

Chart (1986–1987)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Certifications

Certifications for Ocean Front Property

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.