"You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl" is a song recorded by Brooks & Dunn

Brooks & Dunn

Brooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists...

. It is the second single released from their 2003 album Red Dirt Road

Red Dirt Road

Red Dirt Road is the eighth studio album for country duo Brooks & Dunn, released in 2003 on Arista Nashville. Certified platinum for sales of one million copies in the U.S., the album produced three top ten singles: "Red Dirt Road" , "You Can't Take the Honky-Tonk out of the Girl" and "That's What...

. It reached #3 in early-2004.

Music video

The music video features a woman (named Connie), who doesn't like to wear shoes. In fact, she is always walking without them. The music video was directed by Michael Salomon. While the lyrics to the song imply that Connie ran off with the groom, the music video shows Connie dressed as the bride with the real bride and groom having eloped to Cancun

Cancún

Cancún is a city of international tourism development certified by the UNWTO . Located on the northeast coast of Quintana Roo in southern Mexico, more than 1,700 km from Mexico City, the Project began operations in 1974 as Integrally Planned Center, a pioneer of FONATUR Cancún is a city of...

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Chart positions

"You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl" debuted at #60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of September 20, 2003.

Chart (2003–2004)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	39