"The Cheap Seats" is the title of a song written by Marcus Hummon

Marcus Hummon

Marcus Spencer Hummon is an American country music artist. After several years of playing in various bands, he eventually found his way to Nashville, Tennessee, where he was signed to a songwriting contract, and subsequently a record deal with Columbia Records, which released his debut album All...

 and Randy Sharp

Randy Sharp

Randy Sharp is a country songwriter who has written songs for Clay Walker, Patty Loveless, Reba McEntire, and the Dixie Chicks. He is also the father of Country singer-songwriter Maia Sharp. In 2002, Sharp released an album titled The Connection....

 and recorded by American country music group Alabama

Alabama (band)

Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook...

. It was released in April 1994 as the third single from their 1993 album, Cheap Seats. The song reached #13 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks

Hot Country Songs

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 chart in mid 1994. It also peaked at #6 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks.

Critical reception

Dan Cooper of Allmusic called the song "way cute" in his review of the album. Tom Roland of New Country magazine praised the song for "avoiding the now-stale Dixie

Dixie

Dixie is a nickname for the Southern United States.- Origin of the name :According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the origins of this nickname remain obscure. According to A Dictionary of Americanisms on Historical Principles , by Mitford M...

 tributes" that were present in the band's other songs.

Music video

The music video was directed by Deaton Flanigen and features the band at a baseball game.

Chart performance

"The Cheap Seats" debuted at number sixty five on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 16, 1994.

Chart (1994)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	13
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	6