"Diggin' Up Bones" is a song written by Paul Overstreet, Al Gore, and Nat Stuckey, and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in August 1986 as the third single from his album Storms of Life. It peaked at number-one in both the United States and Canada.[1]
| "Diggin' Up Bones" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Randy Travis | ||||
| from the album Storms of Life | ||||
| B-side | "There'll Always be a Honky Tonk Somewhere" | |||
| Released | August 4, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville 28649 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Al Gore, Paul Overstreet, Nat Stuckey | |||
| Producer(s) | Kyle Lehning | |||
| Randy Travis singles chronology | ||||
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Content
editThe song is a mid-tempo ballad, in which the male narrator yearns for "a love that's dead and gone", whose items he kept and pulled out of storage.
Other versions
edit- Mel Tillis - on his album California Road (1985)
Charts
edit| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[3] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 351.
- ^ "Randy Travis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "American single certifications – Randy Travis – Diggin' Up Bones". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
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