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{{about|the song|the restaurant chain|Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill}}
{{about|the song|the restaurant chain|Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill}}
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = I Love This Bar
| name = I Love This Bar
| Cover = Toby Keith - I Love This Bar.jpg
| cover = Toby Keith - I Love This Bar.jpg
| Artist = [[Toby Keith]]
| alt =
| from Album = [[Shock'n Y'all]]
| type = single
⚫
| artist = [[Toby Keith]]
⚫
| B-side = "I Love This Bar" (album version)<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|pages=219–220|isbn=0-89820-177-2}}</ref>
| Released = August 18, 2003
| album = [[Shock'n Y'all]]
⚫
| B-side = "I Love This Bar" {{small|(album version)}}<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|pages=219–220|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref>
⚫
| Format = [[CD Single]]
| Recorded = 2003
| released = August 2003
| recorded = 2003
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
⚫
| studio =
| Length = 5:35 <small>(album version)</small><br> 3:52 <small>(single version)</small>
| venue =
⚫
| Label = [[DreamWorks Records|DreamWorks Nashville]]
| Writer = Toby Keith<br>[[Scotty Emerick]]
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| length =
| Producer = Toby Keith<br>[[James Stroud]]
* 5:35 {{small|(album version)}}
| Certification = Gold <small>([[RIAA]])</small>
* 3:52 {{small|(single version)}}
⚫
| Last single = "[[Beer for My Horses]]"<BR>(2003)
⚫
| label = [[DreamWorks Records|DreamWorks Nashville]]
| This single = "'''I Love This Bar'''"<BR>(2003)
| writer =
⚫
| Next single = "[[American Soldier (song)|American Soldier]]"<BR>(2003)
* Toby Keith
⚫
| Misc =
* [[Scotty Emerick]]
| producer =
* Toby Keith
* [[James Stroud]]
⚫
| prev_title = [[Beer for My Horses]]
| prev_year = 2003
⚫
| next_title = [[American Soldier (song)|American Soldier]]
| next_year = 2003
}}
}}
'''"I Love This Bar"''' is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist [[Toby Keith]]. It was released in August 2003 as the lead off single from his album ''[[Shock'n Y'all]]''. It became a Number One hit on the ''Billboard'' U.S. [[Hot Country Singles & Tracks]] chart, keeping the top spot for five weeks. Keith wrote the song with [[Scotty Emerick]].
'''"I Love This Bar"''' is a song co-written and recorded by American [[country music]] artist [[Toby Keith]]. It was released in August 2003 as the first single from his 2003 album ''[[Shock'n Y'all]]''. The song reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Singles & Tracks]] chart, keeping the top spot for five weeks. Keith wrote this song with [[Scotty Emerick]].


The song's title inspired a chain of restaurants owned by Keith named [[Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill]].
The song's title inspired a chain of restaurants owned by Keith named [[Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill]].
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==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
Ray Waddell, of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "beer-joint staple for years to come.""<ref>''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'', November 15, 2003</ref>
Ray Waddell, of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "beer-joint staple for years to come.""<ref>''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'', November 15, 2003</ref>

In 2024, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked the song at #98 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-country-songs-1234986540/toby-keith-i-love-this-bar-1235015152/|title =The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time|magazine = [[Rolling Stone]]|date =May 24, 2014}}</ref>


==Music video==
==Music video==
The video for this song takes place at a bar in [[Chatsworth, California]] called The Cowboy Palace Saloon. It was directed by Michael Salomon.
The video for this song was filmed at a bar in [[Chatsworth, California]] called The Cowboy Palace Saloon. It was directed by Michael Salomon, and premiered on CMT on August 21, 2003.


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
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!scope="col"|Position
!scope="col"|Position
|-
|-
| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2003: Country Songs | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | date=2003| accessdate=July 13, 2012}}</ref>
| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2003: Country Songs | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | date=2003| access-date=July 13, 2012}}</ref>
| align="center" | 44
| align="center" | 44
|}
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!scope="col"|Position
!scope="col"|Position
|-
|-
| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2004: Country Songs | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | date=2004| accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref>
| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2004: Country Songs | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | date=2004| access-date=July 11, 2012}}</ref>
| align="center" | 52
| align="center" | 52
|}
|}


== Certifications ==
{{S-start}}
{{certification Table Top}}
{{succession box
{{certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2023|title=I Love This Bar|artist=Toby Keith|type=single|access-date=August 3, 2023|relyear=2003}}
| before = "[[Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me]]" by [[Keith Urban]]
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
| title = [[Hot Country Songs|''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks]] [[List of number-one country hits of 2003 (U.S.)|number-one single]]
| years = November 15-December 13, 2003
| after = "[[There Goes My Life]]" by [[Kenny Chesney]]
}}
{{S-end}}


==Covers==
==Covers==
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|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks
|align="center"|48
|align="center"|48
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|toby-keith|i-love-this-bar}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
* {{YouTube| id= -Fulz4ytZ54|title="Toby Keith - I Love This Bar" }}
* {{YouTube| id= -Fulz4ytZ54|title="Toby Keith - I Love This Bar" }}


{{Toby Keith 2000s singles}}
{{Toby Keith 2000s singles}}
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[[Category:2003 singles]]
[[Category:2003 singles]]
[[Category:Toby Keith songs]]
[[Category:Toby Keith songs]]
[[Category:Songs about alcohol]]
[[Category:Songs about alcohol]]
[[Category:Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by Scotty Emerick]]
[[Category:Songs written by Scotty Emerick]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Michael Salomon]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Michael Salomon]]

Revision as of 16:48, 24 May 2024

This article is about the song. For the restaurant chain, see Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill.
"I Love This Bar"
Single by Toby Keith
from the album Shock'n Y'all
B-side"I Love This Bar" (album version)[1]
ReleasedAugust 2003
Recorded2003
GenreCountry
Length
  • 5:35 (album version)
  • 3:52 (single version)
LabelDreamWorks Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Toby Keith singles chronology
"Beer for My Horses"
(2003) 		"I Love This Bar"
(2003) 		"American Soldier"
(2003)

"I Love This Bar" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in August 2003 as the first single from his 2003 album Shock'n Y'all. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, keeping the top spot for five weeks. Keith wrote this song with Scotty Emerick.

The song's title inspired a chain of restaurants owned by Keith named Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill.

Content

The narrator describes his favorite bar and the people who frequent it.

Critical reception

Ray Waddell, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "beer-joint staple for years to come.""[2]

In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #98 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking.[3]

Music video

The video for this song was filmed at a bar in Chatsworth, California called The Cowboy Palace Saloon. It was directed by Michael Salomon, and premiered on CMT on August 21, 2003.

Chart performance

"I Love This Bar" debuted at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 30, 2003. The song has sold 1,033,000 copies in the U.S. as of April 2014.[4]

Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 26

Year-end charts

Chart (2003) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 44
Chart (2004) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 52

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Covers

In 2006, this song was covered by Sammy Hagar for his album Livin' It Up!.

"I Love NASCAR"

On his 2004 album Bipolar and Proud, country music parodist Cledus T. Judd recorded a parody titled "I Love NASCAR". This parody peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Although the song featured a guest vocal from Keith, he did not receive chart credit for it.[10]

Chart (2004) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 48

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 219–220. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ Billboard, November 15, 2003
  3. ^ "The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. May 24, 2014.
  4. ^ Grein, Paul (April 16, 2014). "Chart Watch: "Happy" tops 4M". Yahoo! Music. Yahoo!.
  5. ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  8. ^ "Best of 2004: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  9. ^ "American single certifications – Toby Keith – I Love This Bar". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  10. ^ Whitburn, p. 217
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