"Cowboys Like Us"
Single by George Strait
from the album Honkytonkville
ReleasedAugust 11, 2003
GenreOutlaw country[1]
Length3:35
LabelMCA Nashville 12236
Songwriter(s)Anthony Smith
Bob DiPiero
Producer(s)Tony Brown, George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa"
(2003)		 "Cowboys Like Us"
(2003)		 "Desperately"
(2004)

"Cowboys Like Us" is a song written by Bob DiPiero and Anthony Smith, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in August 2003 as the second single from his album Honkytonkville. It reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.

Content

The song is a ballad about cowboys who "ride out on steel horses with wheels" (motorcycles).

Critical reception

Thom Jurek reviewed the song favorably, saying that it could signal a return to outlaw country.[1]

Chart positions

"Cowboys Like Us" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 9, 2003. It reached number 2 on the country chart dated December 13, 2003, behind Toby Keith's "I Love This Bar".

Chart (2003) Peak
position[2]
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 38

Year-end charts

Chart (2003) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 53

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 Allmusic: album review
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 406–408. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  3. ↑ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ↑ "George Strait Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. ↑ "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  6. ↑ "American single certifications – George Strait – Cowboys Like Us". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
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