"Long Line of Losers" is a song recorded by American

United States

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 country music duo Montgomery Gentry

Montgomery Gentry

Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo composed of vocalists Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry. The two began performing in the 1990s as part of a band which also included Eddie Montgomery's brother John Michael Montgomery, and founded the existing duo in 1999.Signed to Columbia Records,...

. It is the fourth single released from their sixth studio album, Back When I Knew It All

Back When I Knew It All

Back When I Knew It All is the sixth studio album by the American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released by Columbia Records Nashville on June 10, 2008 . The album's title track, which is also its lead-off single, became their fourth Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs...

. Kevin Fowler

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 who co-wrote this song also recorded this song on his 2007 album Bring It On

Bring It On (Kevin Fowler album)

Bring It On is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Kevin Fowler. It was released on September 25, 2007, on Equity Music Group. It is also his second and final album for Equity, due to the closure of the label in December 2008. Three singles were released from this album: "Long...

, also released his version as a single, but it failed to chart. Montgomery Gentry's version debuted at #48 in June 2009, was a Top 30 hit for the duo with a peak of #23 in October 2009.

Reception

Dan Milliken of Country Universe gave the song a B+ rating, and said this in his review of the song that it was "their most country-sounding single in some time." Milliken also said that it showed influences from Alabama

Alabama (band)

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 and Hank Williams, Jr.

Hank Williams, Jr.

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, and that its songwriting "breathe[d] new life" into a common theme of showing pride in a broken family. Bobby Peacock of Roughstock also gave a positive review, calling it "a good example of Montgomery Gentry's musical evolution" and saying that it continued in the "sense of maturity" present in such singles as "Back When I Knew It All

Back When I Knew It All (song)

"Back When I Knew It All" is a single by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It is the lead off single to their sixth studio album, also entitled Back When I Knew It All, which was released on June 10, 2008...

" and "Roll with Me

Roll with Me

"Roll with Me" is the title of a song recorded by the American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It is the second single from their 2008 album Back When I Knew It All...

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Chart performance

"Long Line of Losers" debuted at #48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

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chart in June 2009. It peaked at #23 on the country charts in mid-October 2009, becoming their first single to miss the top 20 since "You Do Your Thing" reached #22 in 2004.

Chart (2009)	Peak position