"Texas Plates" is a song by American country music singer-songwriter Kellie Coffey. Coffey wrote the single with Brett James, while Dann Huff provided production. It was released on September 22, 2003, as the intended lead single to Coffey's second studio album for BNA Records titled A Little More Me, though the album ultimately went unreleased and Coffey parted ways with the label the following year.

"Texas Plates"
Single by Kellie Coffey
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2003[1]
GenreCountry
Length3:32
LabelBNA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dann Huff[2]
Kellie Coffey singles chronology
"Whatever It Takes"
(2003)
"Texas Plates"
(2003)
"Dance with My Father"
(2004)

It reached number 24 on the US Hot Country Songs chart, becoming Coffey's third top 40 hit.

Music video

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Shaun Silva directed the video for "Texas Plates".[3] Coffey regarded the music video as her best video she had ever done.[4] The video was added to CMT and GAC-TV's playlists for the week of February 8, 2004.[5]

Commercial performance

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"Texas Plates" debuted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of October 11, 2003, at number 53, becoming the "Hot Shot Debut" of the week.[6] It reached the top-forty the week of November 8, 2003, at number 40.[7] It reached a peak position of number 24 on the chart the week of February 14, 2004.[8] It spent 22 weeks in total on the chart, becoming Coffey's third highest-charting single.[9] It performed better on the Radio & Records Country Top 50, reaching as high as number 21.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Texas Plates"
Chart (2003–2004) Peak
position
US Country Top 50 (Radio & Records)[10] 21
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 24

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Texas Plates"
Chart (2004) Position
US Country (Radio & Records)[12]
94
US Country Songs (Billboard)[13]
92

References

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  1. ^ "Going for Adds: Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1522. September 19, 2003. p. 24. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Kellie Coffey – Texas Plates (CD, HDCD, Single, Promo)". Discogs. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "Kellie Coffey : Music Videos". CMT. Archived from the original on April 15, 2005. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  4. ^ Morton, Ken (March 10, 2010). "Where Are They Now: Kellie Coffey". Engine 145. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  5. ^ "Video Monitor: New Ons". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 8. Nielsen Business Media. February 21, 2004. p. 55. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "Hot Country Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media. October 11, 2003. p. 68. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 18, 2024.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Hot Country Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 45. Nielsen Business Media. November 8, 2003. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 18, 2024.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Hot Country Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 7. Nielsen Business Media. February 14, 2004. p. 40. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 18, 2024.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Kellie Coffey Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  10. ^ "R&R Country Top 50" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1542. February 13, 2004. p. 47. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  11. ^ "Kellie Coffey Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "R&R Most Heard 2004: Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1585. December 10, 2004. p. 55. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  13. ^ "Most Played Country Songs of 2004" (PDF). Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 12, no. 51. December 17, 2004. p. 42. Retrieved June 18, 2024.