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Bullets in the Gun (song)

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Wikipedia article




'"Bullets in the Gun"' is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in September 2010 as the second single and title track from his 2010 album of the same name. The song peaked at number 12 on the US 'Billboard' Hot Country Songs chart. Keith co-wrote the song with Rivers Rutherford.

Critical reception



Juli Thanki of Engine 145 gave the song a "thumbs up", saying that Keith's vocals had "nearly tangible bravado". Randy Lewis of the 'Los Angeles Times' called the song "cinematic" and compared it to Marty Robbins's "El Paso". Reviewing for 'The New York Times', Jon Caramanica called the song "a pumped-up and comically desperate tale" and "almost parodic". Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song a positive review, saying that it was Keith's best single in a decade. He also called it "a fantastic reminder of how a strongly lyrical song can take us places and into a movie in our minds." Bjorke also said that "even if you dont condone the fictional story being told, its still a damn good song with a melody which suits the lyric perfectly."[http://www.roughstock.com/blog/toby-keith-bullets-in-the-gun- Bullets in the Gun review by Matt Bjorke]

Controversy



In January 2011, Emily Robison of the Dixie Chicks stated during a video chat that she thought the song resembled Robert Earl Keen's "The Road Goes on Forever". Robert Earl Keen observed the same thing, saying, "But you know what they say about people from Oklahoma: They'll steal your hat and help you look for it." In fact, he specifically aimed his song "The Road Goes on and On" at Keith to criticize him.

Music video



Michael Salomon directed the song's music video. It stars Danielle Vasinova and Chad Bannon.

Chart performance



"Bullets in the Gun" debuted at number 37 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week ending 9 October 2010. It also debuted at number 97 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart for the week of 20 November 2010.

Year-end charts



References



Category:2010 singles

Category:2010 songs

Category:Toby Keith songs

Category:Songs written by Toby Keith

Category:Songs written by Rivers Rutherford

Category:Music videos directed by Michael Salomon

Category:Show Dog-Universal Music singles

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