"Every Dog Has Its Day"
Single by Toby Keith
from the album American Ride
ReleasedMarch 8, 2010
GenreCountry
Length3:32
LabelShow Dog-Universal
Songwriter(s)Toby Keith
Bobby Pinson
John Waples
Producer(s)Toby Keith
Toby Keith singles chronology
"Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)"
(2009) 		"Every Dog Has Its Day"
(2010) 		"Trailerhood"
(2010)

"Every Dog Has Its Day" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in March 2010 as the third and final single from his 2009 album American Ride. Keith wrote this song with Bobby Pinson and John Waples.

Content

The song is an uptempo tune in which, upon being asked by an intoxicated man to dance, the narrator's lover replies, "Every dog has its day, dog / And today, dog, just ain't yours."

Critical reception

The song has received mixed reviews from music critics. Juli Thanki of Engine 145 said that the song's "infectious hook is offset by an unfortunate stanza they may have been cribbed from Go, Dog. Go!."[1] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock was more positive about the song, describing the song as "a rollicking modern fiddle-filled honky tonker," "playful and irreverent," and "just the kind of up-tempo Toby Keith is able to excel to."[2] Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a failing grade, saying that it contains "horrifically cheesy and terribly executed country metaphors."[3]

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts for the week of October 17, 2009, at the time his single "American Ride" was at Number One for a second week.[4] It later re-entered the charts at number 47 for the week of March 13, 2010, after the single was officially released.[5]

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[6] 6
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 15
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[8] 2
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 91

References

  1. ^ "American Ride review by Juli Thanki". Engine145.com. 2009-10-23. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  2. ^ "American Ride review by Matt Bjorke". Roughstock.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  3. ^ John, Kevin (2010-05-30). "Review by Country Universe". Countryuniverse.net. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  4. ^ Billboard Hot Country Songs - Week of October 17, 2009[dead link]
  5. ^ Billboard Hot Country Songs - Week of March 13, 2010[dead link]
  6. ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 479. ISBN 978-0-89820-188-8.
  9. ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
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