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''. It became his sixth Number One hit on the '' Billboard'' country singles charts and also reached number-one on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart.

Content

Braddock was inspired to write "Texas Tornado" by a tempestuous relationship with a romantic partner who had considered becoming a professional storm chaser. The song is a mid-tempo country ballad in which the narrator recalls a lover, whom he describes as a "Texas tornado, blowing imaway again". It was also the only track on ''I See It Now'' that Lawrence produced himself.

Music video

The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in April 1995. The video pictures Lawrence as a ranch hand who is smitten with a "Texas tornado" of a woman, and her young son. Scenes also feature Lawrence performing the song in a barn at dusk. As each clip in the series unfolds, Lawrence appears dressed in the garb from the previous video, as he makes a "

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". "The idea of tying all the videos together seemed logical, and once we hit on the concept of time travel, it just seemed natural," says Ball of the serial format. "We figured maybe the fans would grow to love it, even though the songs are vastly different from one another."'' Billboard'', May 13, 1995

Chart positions

"Texas Tornado" debuted at number 64 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 15, 1995.

Year-end charts

References

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