Loosen Up My Strings Explained

Loosen Up My Strings
Cover:Clint Black - Loosen Up My Strings single.png
Type:single
Artist:Clint Black
Album:Nothin' But the Taillights
B-Side:The Shoes You're Wearing
Released:August 24, 1998
Recorded:1997
Genre:Country
Length:3:30
Label:RCA Nashville
Producer:James Stroud
Clint Black
Prev Title:The Shoes You're Wearing
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:You Don't Need Me Now
Next Year:1999

"Loosen Up My Strings" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black. It was released in August 1998 as the fifth single from his album Nothin' but the Taillights. It peaked at #12 in the United States,[1] and #6 in Canada. The song was written by Black and Hayden Nicholas.

Content

The song is a blue-collar lyric about leaving the 9-to-5 work cycle and having fun.

Charts

"Loosen Up My Strings" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 15, 1998. It was his second single to miss the Top 10 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart.

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 46.
  2. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998. RPM. December 14, 1998. July 14, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160315194458/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6973&type=1&interval=24. March 15, 2016. dead.