That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me
"That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me" | ||||
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Single by Billy Dean | ||||
from the album It's What I Do | ||||
B-side | "Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time"[1] | |||
Released | June 10, 1996 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:44 | |||
Label | Capitol Nashville #58563 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tom Shapiro Max T. Barnes | |||
Producer(s) | Tom Shapiro Nancy H. Williams[2] | |||
Billy Dean singles chronology | ||||
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"That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me" is a song written by Tom Shapiro and Max T. Barnes, and recorded by American country music singer Billy Dean. It was released in June 1996 as the second single from his album It's What I Do. The song spent twenty weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts in 1996, peaking at number four.[1]
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the "cloak-and-dagger spy intro gives way to tasty guitar, piano, and fiddle licks that percolate nicely." She goes on to say that the writers provide Dean with a "catchy melody and cute lyric, to which he adds a playful vocal delivery."[3]
Chart positions
"That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me" debuted at number 72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 15, 1996.
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 3 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 4 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1996) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 44 |
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 60 |
References
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ It's What I Do (CD liner notes). Billy Dean. Nashville, Tennessee: Capitol Records Nashville. 1996. 30525.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Billboard, June 22, 1996
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9917." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 7, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ^ "Billy Dean Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
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