| "Guitar Town" | ||||
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| SinglebySteve Earle | ||||
| from the album Guitar Town | ||||
| B-side | ""Little Rock 'N' Roller" | |||
| Released | June 2, 1986 | |||
| Genre | country rock, rockabilly[1] | |||
| Length | 2:33 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Earle | |||
| Producer(s) | Emory Gordy Jr., Tony Brown | |||
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"Guitar Town" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle. It was released in June 1986 as the second single and title track from the album Guitar Town. The song reached number 7 on both the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[2] It was Earle's highest-peaking song to date on the country charts in both the U.S. and Canada. The album version mentions a "Jap guitar", which the radio edit changes to "cheap guitar".
Kip Kirby, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Earle "revives the tremolo-laden guitar sound of the early '60s for this song about music and love on the road."[3]
In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #146 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking.[4]
The music video was directed by Gerry Wenner and premiered in mid-1986.
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| USHot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 7 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 7 |
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