That's What It's All About

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"That's What It's All About" is a song written by Steve McEwan and Craig Wiseman, and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in July 2004 as the first single from their compilation album The Greatest Hits Collection II. It reached number 2 in the United States.

"That's What It's All About"
Single by Brooks & Dunn
from the album The Greatest Hits Collection II
Released	July 12, 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Country
Length	4:00 (album version) 3:18 (single version)
Label	Arista Nashville 82876-63224
Songwriter(s)	Steve McEwan Craig Wiseman
Producer(s)	Mark Wright, Brooks & Dunn
Brooks & Dunn singles chronology
"That's What She Gets for Loving Me" (2004) "That's What It's All About" (2004) "It's Getting Better All the Time" (2004)

Content

According to Ronnie Dunn, “It’s [about the] simple things, really. The more you learn, the more you figure out… the more you realize the lessons you learned growing up, the things you feel – that is what really matters. It’s easy to miss that, chasing after a career or whatever – and you do have to work hard in this world, there’s no way around it – but when that gets out of balance with your family, with your friends, with the things that matter… well, that’s what this song is about.^[1]”

Music video

The music video was filmed during shots from various Brooks & Dunn concerts, and it was directed by Michael Salomon. It premiered in September 2004.

Chart positions

The song debuted at number 52 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week ending July 10, 2004.

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Canada Country (Radio & Records)[2]	2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	2
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	38

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	27