Here for a Good Time (song) explained

Here for a Good Time
Cover:Strait Here For A Good Time - Single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:George Strait
Album:Here for a Good Time
Genre:Neotraditional country[1]
Label:MCA Nashville
Producer:Tony Brown
George Strait
Prev Title:The Breath You Take
Prev Year:2010
Next Title:Love's Gonna Make It Alright
Next Year:2011

"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]

Live

George used this as the lead song for the Here for a Good Time tour.

Critical reception

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]

Chart performance

"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]

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weiner . Natalie . Best George Strait Songs: 20 Country Anthems . uDiscoverMusic . 19 November 2022 . May 18, 2022.
  2. Web site: George Strait Releases 89th Single, 'Here for a Good Time'. Thompson. Gayle. June 14, 2011. The Boot. July 11, 2011.
  3. Web site: George Strait — "Here for a Good Time". Dukes. Billy. June 6, 2011. Taste of Country. July 11, 2011.
  4. Web site: George Strait Releases New Single. Wyland. Sarah. June 14, 2011. Great American Country. July 11, 2011.
  5. George Strait Scores 84th Country Song Top 10. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. September 5, 2011.
  6. Best of 2011: Country Songs . . . 2011 . December 10, 2011.