| Keep It in the Middle of the Road | |
| Cover: | KeepItInTheMiddle.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Exile |
| Album: | Still Standing |
| B-Side: | Yet |
| Released: | December 16, 1989 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:18 |
| Label: | Arista |
| Producer: | Randy Sharp, Tim DuBois |
| Prev Title: | It's You Again |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | Nobody's Talking |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
"Keep It in the Middle of the Road" is a song written by J.P. Pennington and Sonny LeMaire, and recorded by American country music group Exile. It was released in December 1989 as the first single from the album Still Standing. The song reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]
The song is in the key of G major with a "bright country shuffle" beat. The main chord pattern is G79-C7-Cdim7-G-D7-D79-G.[2]
An uncredited review in Billboard was positive, stating that "Hot guitar and piano licks strike likelightning throughout this lively, tightly performed number."[3]