Whiskey Girl

"Whiskey Girl" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Toby Keith. It was released in March 2004 as the third and final single from his 2003 album Shock'n Y'all. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in July 2004. A live version is included on the deluxe edition of his 2012 album Hope on the Rocks. Keith wrote this song with Scotty Emerick.

"Whiskey Girl"
Single by Toby Keith
from the album Shock'n Y'all
B-side"Nights I Can't Remember, Friends I'll Never Forget"
ReleasedMarch 22, 2004
Recorded2003
GenreCountry
Length3:59
LabelDreamWorks Nashville
Songwriter(s)Toby Keith, Scotty Emerick
Producer(s)James Stroud, Toby Keith
Toby Keith singles chronology
"American Soldier"
(2003)		 "Whiskey Girl"
(2004)		 "Hey, Good Lookin'"
(2004)

Content

The song's narrator describes his girlfriend as his "little whiskey girl." In the video she is the object of fantasy for a mechanic at an autoshop Keith is visiting.[1] According to Scotty Emerick, the little whiskey girl is "the epitome of a redneck girl who ain't into wine and beer or tequila".[2]

Music video

Amy Weber, a WWE Diva, appeared in the music video, which was directed by Michael Salomon. The video premiered on CMT on March 27, 2004. In the music video, Weber was in an auto mechanic suit, and then she took off her auto mechanic mask, and suit, and her belly button was shown attached by piercing jewelry. and then she goes with a man to a bar, and giving her a bottle of whiskey.

Chart performance

"Whiskey Girl" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 20, 2004.

Chart (2004) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 31

Year-end charts
Chart (2004) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 30

References
  1. Randall, Alice; Carter Little; Courtney Little (2006). My Country Roots: The Ultimate MP3 Guide to America's Original Outsider Music. Thomas Nelson, Inc. pp. 92. ISBN 1-59555-860-8.
  2. "Whiskey Girl by Toby Keith Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  3. "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. "Best of 2004: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012.


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