"Something to Be Proud Of" is a song written by

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and Chris Wallin, and recorded by American

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duo

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. It was released in May 2005 as the fourth and final single from their album '' You Do Your Thing''. The song reached the top of the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart on October 8, 2005.

Content

The father of the narrator compares the narrator's way of life as a father and a husband to his own achievements during the

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operation.

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a negative rating. He summarized his review by saying the song is a "warmed-over, second-rate

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Music video

The music video was directed by

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and released on July 5, 2005.

Chart positions

"Something to Be Proud Of" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs for the week of May 21, 2005. It spent two weeks at number 1, making it the first single from Columbia Records Nashville to spend more than one week at the top since " Daddy's Money" by

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in 1996. The song has sold 579,000 copies in the United States as of September 2017.

Year-end charts

References

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