Stars over Texas

For the 1946 film, see Stars Over Texas.

"Stars over Texas" is a song by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released in July 1996, as the third single from his album Time Marches On. Lawrence wrote the song with Larry Boone and Paul Nelson, and produced it with Flip Anderson

"Stars over Texas"
Single by Tracy Lawrence
from the album Time Marches On
B-side	"Is That a Tear" 7" single
Released	July 15, 1996
Genre	Country
Length	3:33
Label	Atlantic 87052/6781 (CD)
Songwriter(s)	Larry Boone Tracy Lawrence Paul Nelson
Producer(s)	Tracy Lawrence Flip Anderson
Tracy Lawrence singles chronology
"Time Marches On" (1996) "Stars over Texas" (1996) "Is That a Tear" (1996)

The song peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and peaked at number 42 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Content

The song is a mid-tempo country waltz, in which the narrator states how long he plans to love this person, and to be true.

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Marc Ball, and premiered on CMT on July 20, 1996 as part of The CMT Delivery Room. The video begins with someone opening the door of a grandfather clock, which stops the hands. The next scene shows Lawrence sitting on a stool with a guitar while singing, interspersed with shots of a woman putting on perfume and dancing with a man. The video ends with the grandfather clock starting again.

CD single extra content

The CD single included 30-second excerpts of "From What We Give", "Speed of a Fool", and "Somewhere Between the Moon and You", all from Time Marches On. Lawrence wrote the song with Larry Boone and Paul Nelson.

Charts

"Stars over Texas" debuted at number 66 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 27, 1996.

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	42
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)	56