"Refried Dreams" is a song written by Mark Petersen and Jim Foster and recorded by American

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artist

Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those album ...

. It was released in February 1995 as the fifth and final single from McGraw's 1994 album ''

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''. The song peaked at number 5 on the US ''

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'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now

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) chart. It was featured in the CoolGames Inc game ''Tim McGraw's What If? Trucks: Fates.''

Content

The song is about a woman who left the relationship without warning. To get over his despair, he goes to Mexico to rekindle some old dreams, or in this case, what he calls "refried dreams." The song is a pun on the Mexican dish refried beans.

Music video

The music video was directed and produced by

Sherman Halsey Sherman Brooks Halsey (February 22, 1957 – October 29, 2013) was an American music video and television director, producer, and artist manager. Sherman Halsey produced and directed hundreds of television shows and music videos for artists ...

, who directed almost all of Tim McGraw's music videos. It premiered on CMT on February 22, 1995, during ''The CMT Delivery Room''. It was filmed in

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Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

, and features Tim McGraw singing the song in a Mexican-themed town, as well as interacting with him walking across a busy street. It changes from day to night. The last scene of the video shows him performing with his band The Dancehall Doctors.

Chart positions

"Refried Dreams" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 25, 1995''

'', February 25, 1995

Year-end charts

Parodies

*American country music parody artist

Cledus T. Judd James Barry Poole (born December 18, 1964) is an American country music artist who records under the name Cledus T. Judd. Known primarily for his parodies of popular country songs, he has been called the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music, and ...

released a parody of "Refried Dreams" titled "Refried Beans" on his 1995 album '' Cledus T. Judd (No Relation)''.

References

1995 singles 1994 songs Tim McGraw songs Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore Song recordings produced by James Stroud Curb Records singles Music videos directed by Sherman Halsey Songs about Mexico {{1995-country-song-stub