I Got a Car

"I Got a Car" is a song recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was written by Tom Douglas and Keith Gattis. It was released November 4, 2013, as the third single from his album Love Is Everything.

"I Got a Car"
Single by George Strait
from the album Love Is Everything
ReleasedNovember 4, 2013 (2013-11-04)
GenreCountry
Length
  • 4:32 (album version)
  • 3:50 (radio edit)
LabelMCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Tom Douglas
Keith Gattis
Producer(s)Tony Brown
George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"I Believe"
(2013)		 "I Got a Car"
(2013)		 "Let It Go"
(2015)

Content

Strait was pitched the song by his son, Bubba, who was given a CD by one of his rodeo friends.[1] Strait states, “I took it home and I laid it on the coffee table, and it sat there for two or three weeks," “He asked me about it one day, and I said, ‘Naw, I haven’t heard it yet, but I will when I get back home.’ I got it and stuck it in the player and started listening to it. This song was on there, along with a couple of others.”[1]

Critical reception

Taste of Country gave the song a positive review, stating that "'I Got a Car' is another easy love story, just as Strait has done dozens of times before. It's a circle-of-life adventure revolving around a car, presumably the same car in each verse. Expect nothing out of the ordinary from this track from the ‘Love Is Everything’ album."[2] Mark Erickson of Roughstock said "the song is contemporary while still distinctly a George Strait song. Exactly the kind of song radio should wanna play."[3]

Chart performance

"I Got a Car" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart.[4] It also debuted at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of December 7, 2013. It was certified gold for sales of 500,000 copies on 12/17/2014 by the RIAA.

Chart (2013–2014) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[5] 39
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 89
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[7] 17
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 23

Year-end charts
Chart (2014) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] 67
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 71

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Wyland, Sarah (2013-10-22). "George Strait Prepares New Single, Stars in Wranglers Commercial". Great American Country. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  2. Taste of Country Staff (2013-10-17). "George Strait, 'I Got a Car' [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  3. Erickson, Mark (2013-10-18). "Audio Track: George Strait - I Got A Car". Roughstock. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  4. "Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  5. "George Strait Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  6. "George Strait Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. "George Strait Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
  8. "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  9. "Billboard Country Update for December 15, 2014" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 15, 2014. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  10. "Best of 2014: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  11. "American single certifications – George Strait – I Got a Car". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
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