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"Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa"
Single by George Strait
from the album Honkytonkville
B-side"As Far as It Goes"
ReleasedApril 7, 2003
GenreCountry
Length3:16
LabelMCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Red Lane
Producer(s)Tony Brown
George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"She'll Leave You with a Smile"
(2002) 		"Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa"
(2003) 		"Cowboys Like Us"
(2003)

"Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" is a song written by Red Lane. It was first recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard on his 1986 album, Out Among the Stars.[1] Haggard's son, Noel Haggard, covered the song on his 1997 debut album, One Lifetime, and released it as his second single. It peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in August 1997.[2] Noel Haggard's version was released through Atlantic Records and was produced by Barry Beckett.[3]

Content

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"Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" is a song about a man who doesn't want to go back to Tulsa. He asks his lover to tell him something bad about the city, because he doesn't want to believe in it anymore.

Chart position

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George Strait also recorded a version of the song for his 2003 album, Honkytonkville. Released as the album's first single, Strait's rendition peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in July 2003.[4]

Chart performance

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Noel Haggard

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 75

George Strait

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"Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" debuted at number 48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 12, 2003.

Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 11
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 69

Year-end charts

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Chart (2003) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 49

References

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  1. ^ Out Among the Stars at Allmusic
  2. ^ Noel Haggard Chart History
  3. ^ "Reviews". Billboard: 77. July 12, 1997.
  4. ^ George Strait Chart History
  5. ^ "Noel Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.


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