Like My Dog
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| Single by Billy Currington | ||||
| from the album Enjoy Yourself | ||||
| Released | October 10, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:46 | |||
| Label | Mercury Nashville | |||
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| Billy Currington singles chronology | ||||
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"Like My Dog" is a song written by Harley Allen and Scotty Emerick[1] and recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released in October 2011 as the fourth and final single from Currington's 2010 album Enjoy Yourself. The song peaked at number 24 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
Jimmy Buffett recorded a cover of the song for his 2023 album Equal Strain on All Parts.
Critical reception
[edit]Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song a four-and-a-half-out-of-five star rating, describing it as "cute and a little superficial, but impossible to ignore or not fall in love with."[2] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song four stars out of five, writing that it's "a clever and undeniably country tune with a laid-back melody that suits Billy's strong country voice."[3]
Chart performance
[edit]"Like My Dog" debuted at number 53 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of October 22, 2011.[4]
| Chart (2011–2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country (Billboard)[5] | 33 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 24 |
| US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[7] | 2 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (2012) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 98 |
References
[edit]- ^ Conaway, Alanna (October 16, 2011). "Billy Currington, 'Like My Dog' – Lyrics Uncovered". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
- ^ Dukes, Billy (September 30, 2011). "Billy Currington, 'Like My Dog' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 28, 2011). "Single Review: Billy Currington - "Like My Dog"". Roughstock. Archived from the original on January 29, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
- ^ Morris, Edward (October 15, 2011). "Scotty McCreery, Keith Urban Top This Week's Album, Songs Charts". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
- ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
- ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of February 11, 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ^ "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.