"Some Days You Gotta Dance" is a song written by Troy Johnson and Marshall Morgan, and recorded by American

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. It was released in September 2001 as the eighth and final single from their album ''

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''. The song peaked at #7 on the ''

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chart in March 2002. "Some Days You Gotta Dance" was previously recorded by

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's short-lived band

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sang the song with the Dixie Chicks during their joint appearances on the 2004

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tour, then continued playing it on his own tours and recorded it for his 2008 album '' Covers''.

Chart performance

"Some Days You Gotta Dance" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 29, 2001.

Year-end charts

References

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