"Austin" is the debut single of American

United States

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 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...

 artist Blake Shelton

Blake Shelton

Blake Tollison Shelton is an American country music artist. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". Released as the lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" went on to spend five weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...

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The single was released in April 2001 on the Giant Records label; however, that label closed its doors as the single was climbing the charts, with Shelton and his single being transferred to the Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...

 label. "Austin" was not only Blake's debut single, but also his first No. 1 single, spending five weeks atop the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks. It was also a pop hit, peaking at No. 18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, his highest peaking single on the Hot 100 until "Honey Bee

Honey Bee (Blake Shelton song)

"Honey Bee" is the title of a song written by Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip, and recorded by American country artist Blake Shelton. It was released in April 2011, and appears on his sixth studio album, Red River Blue, for Reprise Nashville.-History:...

" debuted at number 13 in 2011. "Austin" tied a record set by Billy Ray Cyrus

Billy Ray Cyrus

William "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon...

 in 1992. Cyrus' "Achy Breaky Heart

Achy Breaky Heart

"Achy Breaky Heart" is a hit country music song written by Don Von Tress. Originally titled "Don't Tell My Heart", its name was later changed to "Achy Breaky Heart" and was recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus on his 1992 album Some Gave All. As Cyrus' debut single and signature song, it made him famous and...

" stayed atop the chart for five weeks, setting the mark for an artist's debut single in the Broadcast Data Systems era of the chart. BDS began monitoring radio play for the chart in January of 1991.

Content

The song tells the story of a woman's attempts to make contact with a former lover; the song's title is a double meaning, as the former lover refers to the woman on his answering machine by the name of her presumed residence, Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

. The woman calls numerous times and is greeted by an answering machine that explains where the former lover could be. At the end of the answering machine message, the man says "and P.S. if this is Austin, I still love you."

Music video

The music video was directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions

Deaton-Flanigen Productions

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 and was filmed on July 17, 2001. It depicts Shelton standing in front of a red first generation

Ford Mustang (first generation)

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 Ford Mustang

Ford Mustang

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 and projector screen with a woman on it. The woman attempts to call the narrator and it eventually shows her driving to where the narrator is and walking up to Shelton.

Chart positions

"Austin" debuted at #58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 28, 2001. It reached the number-one spot on August 11, 2001 and stayed there for five weeks until September 15 when "I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight

I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight

"I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight" is a song performed by American country music artist Toby Keith. Released in May 2001, it was the first single from Keith's Pull My Chain album. The song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...

" by Toby Keith

Toby Keith

Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...

overtook "Austin" for number-one spot.
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Chart (2001)	Peak position