Where the Green Grass Grows

"Where the Green Grass Grows" is a song written by Craig Wiseman and Jess Leary, and performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released on July 13, 1998 as the fifth single from McGraw's Everywhere album. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart and peaked at number seventy-nine on the Hot 100.[1] It also reached number one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

"Where the Green Grass Grows"
Single by Tim McGraw
from the album Everywhere
ReleasedJuly 13, 1998
GenreCountry
Length3:21
LabelCurb
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me"
(1998)		 "Where the Green Grass Grows"
(1998)		 "For a Little While"
(1998)

Content

The song tells the story of a man leaving the big city by going back out into the country.

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, saying it is "tightly produced, with an instantly recognizable opening fiddle." He went on to say that the lyrics are "cleverly constructed" and "brilliantly contrasted."[2]

Chart performance
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 79
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (1998) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 26
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 17

Parodies
  • American country music parody artist Cledus T. Judd released a parody of "Where the Green Grass Grows" titled "Where the Grass Don't Grow" on his 1999 album Juddmental.

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. CountryUniverse.net Song review
  3. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7045." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 5, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  4. "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  7. "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.


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