"Dream Walkin'" is a song co-written and performed by American

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artist

Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel (born July 8, 1961), known professionally as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. He released his first four studio albums—1993's '' Toby Keith'', 1994's '' Boomtown'', 19 ...

. It was released in January 1998 as the third single from his album of the same name. It peaked at number 5 in the United States, and number 3 in Canada. Keith wrote the song with

Chuck Cannon Marion Cletus Cannon Jr., known professionally as Chuck Cannon, is an American country music songwriter. His compositions include hit singles for Toby Keith and John Michael Montgomery. Cannon has also received awards for Broadcast Music Incorp ...

Content

The song is about a man who dreams in many situations, such as leaving a yellow

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and a longneck

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, and a woman stealing the man's sunglasses and an old

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Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of '' Billboard'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that it "boasts a strong melody boasted by tasty guitar licks." She goes on to call the lyrics "very visual" and say that Keith "delivers a winning performance with his full-throated country baritone exploring every lyrical nuance."'' Billboard'', February 21, 1998

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael Salomon, and premiered on CMT on January 30, 1998, when CMT named it a "Hot Shot". It features Keith in a dream fantasy world. Throughout the video, Keith was lying in bed singing the song, and showing him going throughout his dreams. Keith was waking up the whole time throughout the video.

Chart positions

"Dream Walkin'" debuted at number 75 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of January 31, 1998.

Year-end charts

References

* {{authority control 1997 songs 1998 singles Toby Keith songs Songs written by Chuck Cannon Songs written by Toby Keith Song recordings produced by James Stroud Music videos directed by Michael Salomon Mercury Nashville singles