"They're Playin' Our Song" is a song written by

Bob DiPiero Robert John DiPiero (born March 3, 1951) is an American country music songwriter. He has written 15 US number one hits and several Top 20 singles for Tim McGraw, The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Shenandoah, Neal McCoy, ...

John Jarrard John Jarrard (May 7, 1953 February 1, 2001) was an American country music songwriter. He wrote songs for Alabama, George Strait, Don Williams, and others. Biography John Jarrard was born in Gainesville, Georgia on May 7, 1953. He worked as a di ...

and Mark D. Sanders, and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

singer

Neal McCoy Hubert Neal McGaughey Jr. (born July 30, 1958), known professionally as Neal McCoy and previously as Neal McGoy, is an American country music singer. He has released 10 studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio ...

. It was released in April 1995 as the second single from his album ''

You Gotta Love That ''You Gotta Love That!'' is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Neal McCoy, released in 1995 via Atlantic Records. It includes the singles "For a Change", "They're Playin' Our Song", "If I Was a Drinkin' Man", and the title t ...

''. The song peaked at number 3 on the U.S.

Hot Country Singles & Tracks Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data along with digital sales and streaming. ...

(now

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) chart and at number 8 on the ''RPM'' Country Tracks in Canada.

Music video

The music video was directed by

John Lloyd Miller John Lloyd Miller is an American filmmaker who has directed, produced and/or written music videos, short films, features, documentaries, commercials and television programming. Career Miller has worked in virtually every aspect of the film an ...

and premiered in May 1995.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 45 on the

chart dated May 6, 1995. It charted for 20 weeks on that chart, and peaked at number 3 on the chart dated July 1, 1995.

Charts

Year-end charts

References

1995 singles 1994 songs Neal McCoy songs Songs written by Bob DiPiero Songs written by Mark D. Sanders Songs written by John Jarrard Song recordings produced by Barry Beckett Atlantic Records singles Music videos directed by John Lloyd Miller {{1995-country-song-stub