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"Like a Cowboy" is a song recorded by American
country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
artist
Randy Houser Shawn Randolph Houser (born December 18, 1975) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Universal South Records in 2008, he charted the single "Anything Goes". It was a top 20 hit on the '' Billboard'' country singles chart a ...
. It was released in May 2014 as the fourth single from his third studio album, ''
How Country Feels ''How Country Feels'' is the third studio album by American country music artist Randy Houser. It was released on January 22, 2013, through Stoney Creek Records. Houser wrote seven of the album's fifteen tracks. The album was produced by Derek G ...
''. Houser wrote the song with
Brice Long William Brice Long (born August 25, 1971) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Signed to Columbia Records in 2005, Long charted one single on the ''Billboard'' country chart that year: "Anywhere but Here", which was also released by ...
.


Critical reception

The song received a favorable review from ''
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'', which called it "a pure, unencumbered vocal showcase" and "for country fans who just like to hear a great vocalist at his best." The song was nominated for CMA Song of the Year and earned its RIAA Gold certification for more than 500,000 sales and on-demand stream units.


Music video

The music video was directed by Dustin Rikert and premiered in June 2014. It was filmed at
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in
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.


Commercial performance

"Like a Cowboy" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. '' Billboard''
Country Airplay Country Airplay is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States since January 20, 1990. This chart lists the 60 most-listened-to records played on 150 mainstream country radio stations across the country as monitored ...
chart for the week of June 7, 2014. It also debuted at number 50 on the U.S. ''Billboard''
Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...
chart for the week of June 28, 2014. The song has sold 452,000 copies in the US as of March 2019.


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