"Reno" is a song co-written by 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 Doug Supernaw

Doug Supernaw

Douglas Anderson "Doug" Supernaw is an American country music artist. After several years performing as a local musician throughout the state of Texas, he signed with BNA Records in 1993, releasing his debut album that year.Supernaw has released four studio albums: Red and Rio Grande , Deep...

. It is the second single released from his 1993 debut album Red and Rio Grande

Red and Rio Grande

Red and Rio Grande is the first studio album from country music artist Doug Supernaw. It was released on Apr 27, 1993. and it produced four singles for Supernaw on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...

. It peaked at #4 in the United States, and #12 in Canada. It was his first top five hit, as well as his first top ten hit.

Content

"Reno" is a mid-tempo ballad played in the key of F. The narrator compares his former lover to the city of Reno, Nevada

Reno, Nevada

Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...

, saying that she will draw him in "like the lights of the casino

Casino

In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...

".

Controversy

The song caused local controversy in the city that bears the song's namesake. The Reno newspaper did a report on how at least one of the country music radio stations in Reno boycotted the song due to the disparaging lyrics about the city.

Music video

The music video was directed by Sherman Halsey. It shows Doug Supernaw playing the song with his band, as well as scenes with him and the band walking around the city and gambling in various casinos. It was partially in black and white, while some of it was in color.

Chart positions

Chart (1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart	12