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"Walk a Little Straighter"
Single by Billy Currington
from the album Billy Currington
B-side"Growin' Up Down There"
ReleasedApril 21, 2003
Recorded2003
GenreCountry
Length3:43
LabelMercury Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Carson Chamberlain
Billy Currington singles chronology
"Walk a Little Straighter"
(2003)
"I Got a Feelin'"
(2004)
Music video
"Walk a Little Straighter" at CMT.com

"Walk a Little Straighter" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released in April 2003 as his debut single and the first from his self-titled debut album. The song peaked at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Currington wrote this song with Casey Beathard and Carson Chamberlain.

Content[edit]

Currington wrote the chorus to "Walk a Little Straighter" when he was twelve years old. The song is about witnessing his own father's alcoholism, and how he wishes not to pass that trait onto his own children.[1]

Chart performance[edit]

"Walk a Little Straighter" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 3, 2003.

Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 67

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2003) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 45

Release history[edit]

Release dates and format(s) for "Walk a Little Straighter"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States April 21, 2003 Country radio Mercury Nashville [5]

References[edit]

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