"15 Minutes" is the title of a song written by Tony Mullins and Jamie Lee Thurston, and recorded by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 singer Rodney Atkins

Rodney Atkins

Rodney Allan Atkins is an American country music artist. Signed to Curb Records in 1996, he charted his first single on the Billboard country chart that year, but did not release an album until 2003's Honesty, which included the number 4 hit "Honesty ".If You're Going Through Hell, his second...

. It is the second single from his 2009 album It's America

It's America

-Singles:The album's first single release was its title track, written by Brett James and Angelo Petraglia. Released in late 2008, the song went on to become the fifth Number One single of his career. It was followed by "15 Minutes" at number 20, and "Chasin' Girls", which failed to make the Top...

.

Content

The narrator talks about quitting smoking, drinking and woman. He states that it was the "worst 15 minutes" of his life, showing that he couldn't last long without them.

Critical reception

Pierce Greenberg of The 9513 described "15 Minutes" favorably in his review of the album, comparing it to Kevin Fowler

Kevin Fowler

Kevin Fowler is an American Texas Country artist. He has released five studio albums, and has charted three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including the top 40 hit "Pound Sign "...

's and Brad Paisley

Brad Paisley

Brad Douglas Paisley is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references....

's styles and saying, "Likely to be a crowd favorite, it's a song that shows the same kind of thoughtful, clever hook that those artists have built careers around." Todd Sterling of Allmusic called it a "honky tonk

Honky tonk

A honky-tonk is a type of bar that provides musical entertainment to its patrons...

mashup" and said that it had "a ton of heart" even if it was "calculated".

Chart performance

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Chart (2009)	Peak position