Small Town Saturday Night (song) explained

Small Town Saturday Night
Cover:Hal Ketchum Small Town single.png
Type:single
Artist:Hal Ketchum
Album:Past the Point of Rescue
B-Side:Don't Strike a Match
Released:April 16, 1991
Genre:Country
Length:2:58
Label:Curb
Producer:Allen Reynolds
Jim Rooney
Next Title:I Know Where Love Lives
Next Year:1991

"Small Town Saturday Night" is a song written by Pat Alger and Hank DeVito, and recorded by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. It was released in April 1991 as the first single from his debut album Past the Point of Rescue. The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in August 1991.[1]

Content

The song is an uptempo that describes what occurs on a Saturday night in a small town. The song was inspired by the city of New Braunfels, Texas.

Music video

The music video was directed by Senor McGuire and premiered in mid-1991. It is entirely in black-and-white, and shows the singer in a forest, singing beneath a screen showing The Terror of Tiny Town (1938). In the end, a horse dances with the singer.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Hal Ketchum Hot Country Songs Chart History
  2. Web site: Best of 1991: Country Songs . . . 1991. August 16, 2013.