God Must Be a Cowboy explained

God Must Be a Cowboy
Type:single
Artist:Dan Seals
Album:Rebel Heart
B-Side:"Nothin' Left to Do but Cry"[1]
Released:January 1984
Length:3:05
Label:Liberty
Producer:Kyle Lehning
Prev Title:You Really Go for the Heart
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:(You Bring Out) The Wild Side of Me
Next Year:1984

"God Must Be a Cowboy" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dan Seals. It was released in January 1984 as the fourth and final single from his album Rebel Heart. It was also his first top 10 hit, reaching #10. It is the album's most successful single.

Music video

The music video, directed by Neil Abramson, is one of three videos Seals filmed specially for his 1991 video compilation, A Portrait. The video shows Seals singing the song in the middle of a highway in a desert and also shows footage and photographs of a mix of ranches and cowboys in their typical lifestyle.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 372. 978-0-89820-177-2.