"That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me" is a song written by

Tom Shapiro Tom Curtis Shapiro (born in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American songwriter and occasional record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. To date, he holds four Country Songwriter of the Year awards from Broadcast Music Incorpor ...

and Max T. Barnes, and recorded by American

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singer

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. It was released in June 1996 as the second single from his album '' It's What I Do''. The song spent twenty weeks on the

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charts in 1996, peaking at number four.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of ''

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'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the "cloak-and-dagger spy intro gives way to tasty guitar, piano, and fiddle licks that percolate nicely." She goes on to say that the writers provide Dean with a "catchy melody and cute lyric, to which he adds a playful vocal delivery."''

'', June 22, 1996

Chart positions

"That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me" debuted at number 72 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 15, 1996.

Year-end charts

References

1996 singles Billy Dean songs Songs written by Tom Shapiro Songs written by Max T. Barnes Capitol Records Nashville singles Song recordings produced by Tom Shapiro 1996 songs {{1996-country-song-stub