| Every Little Honky Tonk Bar | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | George Strait |
| Album: | Honky Tonk Time Machine |
| Genre: | Neotraditional country |
| Label: | MCA Nashville |
| Producer: | Chuck Ainlay George Strait |
| Prev Title: | Goin' Goin' Gone |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | The Weight of the Badge |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
"Every Little Honky Tonk Bar" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released February 11, 2019, as the lead-off single from his 30th studio album Honky Tonk Time Machine.
Strait co-wrote the song with his son Bubba Strait and longtime collaborator Dean Dillon, which was written "during a late-night session and was inspired by Bubba's tongue-twisting opening line, 'Whiskey is the gasoline that lights the fire that burns the bridge.'"[1] He debuted the song for the first time with a live performance in December 2018 at a show in Las Vegas, Nevada.[2]
A music video premiered in May 2019, consisting of live footage of the singer performing the song on tour.[3] It was Strait's first single to receive an official music video in a decade, since 2009's "Living for the Night".
"Every Little Honky Tonk Bar" reached a peak of number 17 on the Billboard Country Airplay, making it Strait's first top 20 hit on the chart since 2013's "I Got a Car". It also peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
| Chart (2019) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[4] | 60 | |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 70 |