"Here for a Good Time" | ||||
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Single by George Strait | ||||
from the album Here for a Good Time | ||||
Released | June 13, 2011 | |||
Genre | Neotraditional country [1] | |||
Length | 3:02 | |||
Label | MCA Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | George Strait Bubba Strait Dean Dillon | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Brown George Strait | |||
George Strait singles chronology | ||||
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"Here for a Good Time" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in June 2011 as the 92nd single of his career, and the first single and title track from the album of the same name. He and his son, Bubba, co-wrote it with Dean Dillon, who has also co-written several of Strait's other hits. [2]
George used this as the lead song for the Here for a Good Time tour.
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country rated the song four stars out of five, saying that its "uptempo shuffle fits right in with what Strait has done musically over the last five years." [3]
"Here for a Good Time" debuted at number 29 on the Hot Country Songs charts, making the second-highest debut of his career. [4] It became Strait's 84th Top 10 single on the country chart in September 2011. It peaked at number 2 for the chart week of October 29, behind Blake Shelton's "God Gave Me You." [5]
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] | 2 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] | 46 |
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [8] | 2 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [9] | 66 |
Chart (2011) | Position |
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US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [10] | 11 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [11] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Here for a Good Time is the twenty-seventh studio album by American country music artist George Strait. It was released on September 6, 2011, via MCA Nashville. Strait co-produced the album with his long-time producer Tony Brown. The title track and lead-off single, "Here for a Good Time", co-written with son Bubba and songwriter Dean Dillon, was released in June 2011. The album sold 91,414 copies in its first week. On November 30, 2011, the album received a nomination at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Country Album.
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