"My Town" is a song written by

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and

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and recorded by American

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duo

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. It was released in June 2002 as the lead-off single and title track to their album of the same name. It peaked on the U.S. country chart at #5 and also peaked at #40 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it one of their highest peaking crossover singles. After the death of member Troy Gentry, Eddie Montgomery, the other member of the duo, sang the song with

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and

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as a tribute during the 51st Annual Country Music Association Awards on November 8, 2017.

Content

The narrator describes his hometown.

Commercial performance

"My Town" debuted at No. 57 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 8, 2002. It peaked at No. 5 on the chart. The song has sold 376,000 copies in the United States as of September 2017.

Music video

The music video was directed by Guy Guillet and features the duo on their tour bus, driving through what Montgomery Gentry calls "My Town." In the video, Eddie Montgomery points to the Perryville water tower and the Perryville sign. The video also shows the Perryville Elementary School. Perryville is in western Boyle County, Kentucky, in the United States and has a population of 751. Eddie was born only 10 minutes away from Perryville in Danville, Ky. Also shown in the video is Montgomery Gentry playing on a stage in Lexington, Kentucky, which is about 42 miles northeast of Perryville. Lexington was the hometown of Troy Gentry.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Parodies

* American country music parody artist

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released a parody of "My Town" titled "My Crowd" on his 2003 album

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References

{{authority control 2002 singles 2002 songs Montgomery Gentry songs Songs written by Jeffrey Steele Columbia Records singles Song recordings produced by Blake Chancey Songs written by Reed Nielsen