| That's What Cowboys Do | |
| Cover: | That's What Cowboys Do.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Garth Brooks |
| Album: | Fun |
| Released: | June 29, 2021 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:33 |
| Label: | Pearl |
| Producer: | Garth Brooks |
| Prev Title: | Shallow |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
| Next Title: | Rodeo Man |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
"That's What Cowboys Do" is a song by American country music singer Garth Brooks. It was released on June 29, 2021, as the fifth single from Brooks' fourteenth studio album Fun. Brooks co-wrote the song with John Martin and Mitch Rossell.[1]
In an interview, Brooks said: "It was written for the boys from Midland. 'Cause I thought they would kill it. We sat down and wrote something for them, because they do a lot of George Strait-feeling stuff."[2]
The song was described by CMT as a story about "timeless tale of love, heartbreak and the rodeo" and a rodeo cowboy who "falls for, then leaves, their love interest".[3] Chris Parton of Sounds like Nashville felt that the "pure-country ballad" song features "a gentle sway and a timeless theme. Brooks plays a cowboy who can't be tamed, drifting from one rodeo arena and one bed to the next."[4]
Katie Maloney of Outsider commented that the song has "90s country vibes".[5] Robyn Collins of Taste of Country described it as "a traditional country tune that features slide guitars and fiddles so classic that listeners can almost see boot-wearing couples making their way around the dance floor.[6]
In November 2022, the song was honored as one of the Most Performed Country Songs of 2021 at the 60th Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards.[7]
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 94 |
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