Is It Cold in Here explained

Is It Cold in Here
Cover:JD - Is It Cold In Here single.png
Type:single
Artist:Joe Diffie
Album:Regular Joe
B-Side:Back to Back Heartache
Released:December 3, 1991
Genre:Country
Length:3:46
Label:Epic
Producer:Johnny Slate, Bob Montgomery
Prev Title:New Way (To Light Up an Old Flame)
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:Ships That Don't Come In
Next Year:1992

"Is It Cold In Here" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie that reached the Top Five on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. It was released in December 1991 as the first single from his album Regular Joe. The song was written by Diffie, Kerry Kurt Phillips and Danny Morrison.

Content

A tender heartbreaking song ballad that the narrator asks “Is it cold in here, or is it just you?” as he watches the love die between him and his wife, with no idea on how to revive the relationship. There’s no determination by song’s ending, only divorce.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 65 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated December 7, 1991. It charted for 20 weeks on that chart, reaching its peak of number 5 on the country chart[1] dated February 21, 1992.

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 70
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 47

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 106.
  2. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992. RPM. December 19, 1992. August 15, 2013.
  3. Web site: Best of 1992: Country Songs . . . 1992. August 15, 2013.