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Wikipedia article




"'Stars over Texas'" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released in July 1996, as the third single from his album 'Time Marches On'.

The song peaked at number 2 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Songs chart, and peaked at number 42 on the Canadian 'RPM' Country Tracks chart.

Content



The song is a mid-tempo country waltz, in which the narrator states how long he plans to love this person, and to be true.

Music video



The music video, directed by Marc Ball, begins with someone opening the door of a grandfather clock, and stopping the hands.

The rest of the video consists of Lawrence sitting on a stool with a guitar, and singing interspersed with shots of a woman putting on perfume and dancing with a man.

The video ends with the grandfather clock starting again.

CD single extra content



The CD single included 30-second excerpts of "From What We Give", "Speed of a Fool", and "Somewhere Between the Moon and You", all from 'Time Marches On'. Lawrence wrote the song with Larry Boone and Paul Nelson.

Charts



"Stars over Texas" debuted at number 66 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 27, 1996.

Year-end charts



References



Category:1996 songs

Category:1996 singles

Category:Tracy Lawrence songs

Category:Songs written by Larry Boone

Category:Songs written by Tracy Lawrence

Category:Songs written by Paul Nelson (songwriter)

Category:Songs about Texas

Category:Atlantic Records singles


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