Red Dirt Road (song)

"Red Dirt Road"
Single by Brooks & Dunn
from the album Red Dirt Road
Released	April 21, 2003
Genre	Country
Length	4:11 (album version) 3:55 (single version)
Label	Arista Nashville
Writer(s)	Kix Brooks Ronnie Dunn
Producer(s)	Kix Brooks Ronnie Dunn Mark Wright
Brooks & Dunn singles chronology
"Every River" (2002) "Red Dirt Road" (2003) "You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl" (2003)

"Red Dirt Road" is a song written and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in April 2003 as the first single and title track from their album Red Dirt Road. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. The duo performed the single at the tribute concert for Dale Earnhardt at the Daytona International Speedway in July 2003.

Content

The song describes a narrator who has reflected on joyful memories linked to a red dirt road near where he grew up. It describes how the area was where the narrator drank his first beer, found a lover, wrecked his first car, found Jesus, and learned that "happiness on Earth ain't just for high achievers".

Music video

The video features Brooks & Dunn singing in a truck, in front of a church, and along the dirt road. It was directed by Steven Goldmann, and was shot in 3-D. It was released on May 8, 2003.

Chart positions

"Red Dirt Road" debuted at No. 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of April 19, 2003.

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	1
US Billboard Hot 100	25

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)	5

External links

• Lyrics at CMT.com
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "My Front Porch Looking In" by Lonestar

Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single August 2, 2003

Succeeded by "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett