I Love This Bar
2003 single by Toby Keith
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"I Love This Bar" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in August 2003 as the first single from his 2003 album Shock'n Y'all. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, keeping the top spot for five weeks. Keith wrote this song with Scotty Emerick.
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| Single by Toby Keith | ||||
| from the album Shock'n Y'all | ||||
| B-side | "I Love This Bar" (album version)[1] | |||
| Released | August 18, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
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| Label | DreamWorks Nashville | |||
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The song's title inspired a chain of restaurants owned by Keith named Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill.
Content
The narrator describes his favorite bar and the people who frequent it.
Critical reception
Ray Waddell, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "beer-joint staple for years to come.""[2]
In 2014, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #98 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking.[3]
Music video
The video for this song was filmed at a bar in Chatsworth, California called The Cowboy Palace Saloon. It was directed by Michael Salomon, and premiered on CMT on August 21, 2003.
Chart performance
"I Love This Bar" debuted at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 30, 2003. The song has sold 1,033,000 copies in the U.S. as of April 2014.[4]
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 26 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2003) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 44 |
| Chart (2004) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 52 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[9] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
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Covers
In 2006, this song was covered by Sammy Hagar for his album Livin' It Up!.
"I Love NASCAR"
On his 2004 album Bipolar and Proud, country music parodist Cledus T. Judd recorded a parody titled "I Love NASCAR". This parody peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Although the song featured a guest vocal from Keith, he did not receive chart credit for it.[10]
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 48 |