"Walk a Little Straighter" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released in April 2003 as his debut single and the first from his self-titled debut album. The song peaked at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Currington wrote this song with Casey Beathard and Carson Chamberlain.

Content

Currington wrote the chorus to "Walk a Little Straighter" when he was twelve years old. The song is about witnessing his own father's alcoholism, and how he wishes not to pass that trait onto his own children.[1]

Chart performance

"Walk a Little Straighter" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 3, 2003.

Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 67

Year-end charts

Chart (2003) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 45

Release history

Release dates and format(s) for "Walk a Little Straighter"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States April 21, 2003 Country radio Mercury Nashville [5]

References

  1. ^ "Billy Currington to play the Palace". The Hanford Sentinel. January 23, 2004. pp. 1C. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  5. ^ "Going for Adds - Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 18, 2003.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_a_Little_Straighter
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