"They Rage On" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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singer Dan Seals. It was released in February 1989 as the third and final single from his album '' Rage On''. It peaked at #5 on the ''

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'' country charts in June 1989, thus breaking his streak of number-one hits. It was his first single to miss the #1 spot since his early-1985 single "

My Old Yellow Car "My Old Yellow Car" is a song written by Thom Schuyler, and recorded by American country music artist Dan Seals. It was released in February 1985 as the third and final single from his album '' San Antone''. It peaked at #9 in early-1985. It was ...

", which peaked at #9. The song was written by Seals and

Bob McDill Robert Lee McDill (born April 4, 1944) is a retired American songwriter, active from the 1960s until 2000. During his career he wrote or co-wrote 31 number one country hits. His songs were also recorded by popular artists of the 1970s, 1980s an ...

Music video

The music video was directed by Neil Abramson. This video, in particular, played on the song's theme of the irony of small-town values with the depiction of an inter-racial relationship. In it, a white teen-aged boy falls in love with an Asian girl, angering the boy's friends to the point they vandalize the boy's car; one boy attempts to assault the girl's father by hurling a beer bottle at him (the bottle misses).Associated Press, Dan Seals obituary, March 26, 2009

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'' on March 29, 2009.

Chart positions

Year-end charts

References

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