Walk a Little Straighter

"Walk a Little Straighter" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released in April 2003 as his debut single and the first from his self-titled debut album. The song peaked at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Currington wrote this song with Casey Beathard and Carson Chamberlain.

"Walk a Little Straighter"
Single by Billy Currington
from the album Billy Currington
B-side	"Growin' Up Down There"
Released	April 21, 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Country
Length	3:43
Label	Mercury Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Carson Chamberlain Casey Beathard Billy Currington
Producer(s)	Carson Chamberlain
Billy Currington singles chronology
"Walk a Little Straighter" (2003) "I Got a Feelin'" (2004)
Music video
"Walk a Little Straighter" at CMT.com

Content

Currington wrote the chorus to "Walk a Little Straighter" when he was twelve years old. The song is about witnessing his own father's alcoholism, and how he wishes not to pass that trait onto his own children.^[1]

Chart performance

"Walk a Little Straighter" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 3, 2003.

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	8
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	67

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	45

Release history

Release dates and format(s) for "Walk a Little Straighter"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	April 21, 2003	Country radio	Mercury Nashville	[5]