"Two Pink Lines" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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artist

Eric Church Kenneth Eric Church (born May 3, 1977) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has released nine studio albums through Capitol Nashville since 2005. His debut album, 2006's '' Sinners Like Me'', produced three singles on the ''Billboar ...

. It was released in August 2006 as the second single from his 2006 debut album '' Sinners Like Me''. Church wrote the song with Victoria Shaw.

Content

The narrator befriends and has sexual intercourse with a woman during his young adult years. She takes a

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and the male becomes concerned over the results. When the test produces a negative result, the two of them are relieved, and she leaves.

Critical reception

The song received a favorable review from Deborah Evans Price of ''

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'', who wrote that "Church and co-writer Shaw have carefully crafted the lyric so the listener is drawn into the story, and Church's engaging performance brings the characters to life as they sit waiting for their future to unfold." In 2017, ''Billboard'' contributor

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put "Two Pink Lines" at number five on his top 10 list of Church's best songs.

Music video

The music video was directed by

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and premiered in August 8, 2006.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 52 on the U.S. ''

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chart for the week of September 2, 2006.

References

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