Next Thing Smokin'

"Next Thing Smokin'" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Joe Diffie. It was released in August 1992 as the third single from the album Regular Joe. The song reached #16 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] The song was written by Diffie, Danny Morrison and Johnny Slate.

"Next Thing Smokin'"
Single by Joe Diffie
from the album Regular Joe
B-side"I Just Don't Know"
ReleasedAugust 15, 1992
GenreCountry
Length3:27
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Joe Diffie, Danny Morrison, Johnny Slate
Producer(s)Bob Montgomery, Johnny Slate
Joe Diffie singles chronology
"Ships That Don't Come In"
(1992)		 "Next Thing Smokin'"
(1992)		 "Not Too Much to Ask"
(1992)

Content

In this fast-pace country song, the narrator warns his neglectful lover that he is leaving her, and he isn't joking. And he doesn't care how or where, just as long as she doesn't locate him anywhere. And by the time she'll want him back around, it'll be too late.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price of Billboard gave the song a positive review, saying that Diffie "keeps strong vocal tempo with a tune of hot pickin', fiddlin', and piano ticklin'."[2]

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 60 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated August 7, 1992. It charted for 20 weeks on that chart, reaching its peak of number 16 on the chart dated October 17, 1992, making it Diffie's first single to miss the Top 10 on the country charts.

Charts
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 17
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 16

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 106.
  2. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1992-08-08). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1920." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 7, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  4. "Joe Diffie Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.


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