"That Ain't My Truck" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in May 1995 as the third single from his debut album A Thousand Memories. The song spent 21 weeks on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, peaking at number 3 in mid-1995.[1] It also reached number 7 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. It was written by Akins, Tom Shapiro and Chris Waters.

"That Ain't My Truck"
Single by Rhett Akins
from the album A Thousand Memories
B-side"Same Ol' Story"[1]
ReleasedMay 1, 1995
Recorded1994
GenreCountry
Length4:03
LabelDecca Nashville
Songwriter(s)Rhett Akins
Tom Shapiro
Chris Waters
Producer(s)Mark Wright
Rhett Akins singles chronology
"I Brake for Brunettes"
(1995)
"That Ain't My Truck"
(1995)
"She Said Yes"
(1995)

Content

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The song is an up-tempo in which the narrator ends up on the losing end of a relationship. His significant other chooses another guy to continue a relationship with and the narrator knows this by driving by her house and seeing another man's truck in her driveway.

Critical reception

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Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that the song "sounds like a winner".[2]

Music video

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The music video was directed by Mary Newman-Said and premiered in mid 1995.[3] The video was filmed around Tucson, Arizona.

Chart performance

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"That Ain't My Truck" debuted at number 65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 13, 1995.

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 7
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 3

Year-end charts

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Chart (1995) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 80
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 61

References

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  1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ Billboard, May 20, 1995
  3. ^ ""That Ain't My Truck" video". CMT. Archived from the original on November 9, 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8536." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 25, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  5. ^ "Rhett Akins Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  7. ^ "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.