| Songs About Me | ||||
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| Released | March 22, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Country, Southern rock | |||
| Length | 40:48 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
| Producer | Scott Hendricks (all tracks except 4, 7, 11) Dann Huff (tracks 4, 7, 11) | |||
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Songs About Me is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was released on March 22, 2005, via Capitol Records Nashville. His highest-selling album to date, it has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA[2] and had sold 1.5 million copies.[3] Singles from this album include the title track, "Arlington", and "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk". The title track and "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" both went to No.2 and "Arlington" went to No.16 on the U.S. BillboardHot Country Songs charts. "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" was also a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and Pop 100 charts as well.
The track "Metropolis" was originally recorded by Anthony Smith on his 2003 album If That Ain't Country, and Sammy Kershaw on his 2003 album I Want My Money Back.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Songs About Me" | Shaye Smith, Ed Hill | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Arlington" | Jeremy Spillman, Dave Turnbull | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Find Me a Preacher" | Shane Minor, Wendell Mobley | 3:43 |
| 4. | "My Way Back" | Neil Thrasher, Tony Martin | 3:51 |
| 5. | "I Wish It Was You" | Tom Shapiro, Steve Bogard | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Bring It On" | George Teren, Rivers Rutherford | 3:42 |
| 7. | "My Heaven" | Chris Wallin, Jim Collins | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Baby I'm Home" | Dylan Altman, Fred Wilhelm, Billy Falcon | 3:58 |
| 9. | "Metropolis" | Anthony Smith, Wallin | 3:20 |
| 10. | "I Learned How to Love from You" | Steve Nathan, Tim Mensy | 3:05 |
| 11. | "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" | Randy Houser, Dallas Davidson, Jamey Johnson | 4:01 |
| Total length: | 40:48 | ||
Songs About Me was a No.1 album on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart for the week of April 9–15, 2005. It became a No.11 one on the U.S. Billboard 200 that same year.
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| 2004 | "Songs About Me" | 2 | 59 | — |
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| 2005 | "Arlington" | 16 | 102 | — | |
| "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" | 2 | 30 | 33 |
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[10] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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