Beer for My Horses
Encyclopedia
"Beer for My Horses" is the title of a song recorded by American
country music
artists Toby Keith
and Willie Nelson
. It was released in April 2003 as the fourth and final single from Keith's 2002 album Unleashed
. The song spent six weeks at Number One on the U.S. Billboard
Hot Country Songs
charts in 2003 and peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100
, becoming Keith's biggest hit to date. This record has since been tied by his 2005 single, "As Good as I Once Was
", which also spent six weeks at Number One.
for the song features Keith, Nelson and Corin Nemec
, as detectives hunting a serial killer, played by Gregg Gilmore. The detectives eventually convince Nemec to dress up as a woman to lure the serial killer and they end up capturing him. The video, directed by Michael Salomon, was shot in downtown Los Angeles and at the nearby Golden Oak Ranch, in Newhall, California
. It is also the first video in which Keith does not actually sing. In May 2003, it won the ACM award, for Video Of The Year.
of the song entered production in mid-2008. and was released on August 8, 2008.
The song is available as downloadable content for the game Rock Band
.
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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...
artists 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...
and Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
. It was released in April 2003 as the fourth and final single from Keith's 2002 album Unleashed
Unleashed (Toby Keith album)
Unleashed is the title of American country music singer Toby Keith's seventh studio album, released in 2002 on DreamWorks Records Nashville...
. The song spent six weeks at Number One on the U.S. Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts in 2003 and peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, becoming Keith's biggest hit to date. This record has since been tied by his 2005 single, "As Good as I Once Was
As Good as I Once Was
"As Good as I Once Was" is a single by American country music singer Toby Keith that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. This song and his 2003 single "Beer for My Horses" are both his longest-running Number One hits, each having spent six weeks at Number One...
", which also spent six weeks at Number One.
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the song features Keith, Nelson and Corin Nemec
Corin Nemec
Corin "Corky" Nemec is an American actor. Nemec is known for playing the title character on Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Jonas Quinn on Stargate SG-1, and Harold Lauder in the ABC miniseries The Stand.-Personal life:Nemec's mother was a graphic artist as well as a painter, writer and poet...
, as detectives hunting a serial killer, played by Gregg Gilmore. The detectives eventually convince Nemec to dress up as a woman to lure the serial killer and they end up capturing him. The video, directed by Michael Salomon, was shot in downtown Los Angeles and at the nearby Golden Oak Ranch, in Newhall, California
Newhall, California
Newhall is the southernmost and oldest district of Santa Clarita, California. Prior to the 1987 consolidation of Valencia, Canyon Country, Saugus, Newhall, and other geographically proximate settlements into the conglomerate city of Santa Clarita, it was an independent but unincorporated town...
. It is also the first video in which Keith does not actually sing. In May 2003, it won the ACM award, for Video Of The Year.
Other
A film adaptionBeer for My Horses (film)
Beer for My Horses is a 2008 American feature film comedy. The film stars country music entertainer Toby Keith and is based on his song by the same name...
of the song entered production in mid-2008. and was released on August 8, 2008.
The song is available as downloadable content for the game Rock Band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
.
Chart performance
"Beer for My Horses" debuted at #60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of February 1, 2003, before its official release as a single due to airplay gained from his live performance at the 2003 American Music AwardsAmerican Music Awards
-Conception:The AMAs were created by Dick Clark in 1973 to compete with the Grammys after the move of that year's show to Nashville, Tennessee led to CBS picking up the Grammy telecasts after its first two in 1971 and 1972 were broadcast on ABC...
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| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 22 |