I Got a Car

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"I Got a Car"
Single by George Strait
from the album Love Is Everything
Released November 4, 2013 (2013-11-04)
Format CD single , music download
Genre Country
Length 4:31
Label MCA Nashville
Writer(s) Tom Douglas
Keith Gattis
Producer(s) Tony Brown
George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"I Believe"
(2013)		 "I Got a Car"
(2013)		 "Let It Go"
(2015)

"I Got a Car" is a song recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was written by Tom Douglas and Keith Gattis. It was released November 4, 2013, as the third single from his album Love Is Everything.

Content

Strait was pitched the song by his son, Bubba, who was given a CD by one of his rodeo friends.[1] Strait states, “I took it home and I laid it on the coffee table, and it sat there for two or three weeks," “He asked me about it one day, and I said, ‘Naw, I haven’t heard it yet, but I will when I get back home.’ I got it and stuck it in the player and started listening to it. This song was on there, along with a couple of others.”[1]

Critical reception

Taste of Country gave the song a positive review, stating that "'I Got a Car' is another easy love story, just as Strait has done dozens of times before. It’s a circle-of-life adventure revolving around a car, presumably the same car in each verse. Expect nothing out of the ordinary from this track from the ‘Love Is Everything’ album."[2] Mark Erickson of Roughstock said "the song is contemporary while still distinctly a George Strait song. Exactly the kind of song radio should wanna play."[3]

Chart performance

"I Got a Car" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart.[4] It also debuted at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of December 7, 2013. It was certified gold for sales of 500,000 copies on 12/17/2014 by the RIAA.

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[5] 39
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 89
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[7] 17
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 23

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] 67
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 71

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

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  5. ↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for George Strait.
  6. ↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for George Strait.
  7. ↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for George Strait.
  8. ↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for George Strait.
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  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

External links

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