"Honky Tonk Attitude" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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artist

Joe Diffie Joe Logan Diffie (December 28, 1958 – March 29, 2020) was an American country music singer and songwriter. After working as a demo singer in the mid 1980s, he signed with Epic Records' Nashville division in 1990. Between then and 2004, Diffie ...

. It was released in March 1993 as the lead single and title track from his album ''

Honky Tonk Attitude ''Honky Tonk Attitude'' is the third studio album by American country music artist Joe Diffie. Released in 1993, it features the singles "Honky Tonk Attitude", "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)", "John Deere Green", and "In My Own Backyard" ...

''. The song reached the top five of the ''

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(now

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) chart and peaked at number 11 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart. The song was written by Diffie and Lee Bogan.

Content

The song is an uptempo in which the narrator states that everyone goes to the

honky tonk A honky-tonk (also called honkatonk, honkey-tonk, or tonk) is both a bar that provides country music for the entertainment of its patrons and the style of music played in such establishments. It can also refer to the type of piano ( tack piano) ...

to dance away their blues. He states that everyone needs to have a "honky tonk attitude".

Music video

The music video was directed by Richard Jernigan and premiered in early 1993.

Chart positions

"Honky Tonk Attitude" debuted on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 20, 1993.

Year-end charts

References

1993 singles 1992 songs Joe Diffie songs Songs written by Joe Diffie Song recordings produced by Bob Montgomery (songwriter) Epic Records singles {{1993-country-song-stub