Hands of a Working Man

1999 single by Ty Herndon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"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.

ReleasedJanuary 4, 1999
GenreCountry
Length3:47
LabelEpic
Quick facts Single by Ty Herndon, from the album Big Hopes ...
"Hands of a Working Man"
Single by Ty Herndon
from the album Big Hopes
ReleasedJanuary 4, 1999
GenreCountry
Length3:47
LabelEpic
SongwritersD. Vincent Williams
Jim Collins
ProducerByron Gallimore
Ty Herndon singles chronology
"It Must Be Love"
(1998)		 "Hands of a Working Man"
(1999)		 "Steam"
(1999)
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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

More information Chart (1999), Peak position ...
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3]18
US Billboard Hot 100[4]47
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]5
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Year-end charts

More information Chart (1999), Position ...
Chart (1999) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 34
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References

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