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"Every Dog Has Its Day"
Single by Toby Keith
from the album American Ride
Released	March 8, 2010
Genre	Country
Length	3:32
Label	Show 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!." 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." Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a failing grade, saying that it contains "horrifically cheesy and terribly executed country metaphors."

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. It later re-entered the charts at number 47 for the week of March 13, 2010, after the single was officially released.

References

1. Thanki, Juli (2009-10-23). "Album Review: Toby Keith – American Ride". Engine 145. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2012-06-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. Bjorke, Matt (October 6, 2009). "Toby Keith - American Ride". Country Music Reviews, Taylor Swift to Lady Antebellum. Roughstock.com. Cheri Media Group. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
3. John, Kevin (2010-05-30). "Single Review: Toby Keith, "Every Dog Has Its Day"". Country Universe. Archived from the original on 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
4. "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. October 17, 2009 . Retrieved 2024-09-22.
5. "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. March 13, 2010 . Retrieved 2024-09-22.
6. "Toby Keith Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
7. "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
8. Whitburn, Joel (2011). (Joel Whitburn's) Top Pop Singles 1955–2010 (13th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 479. ISBN 978-0-89820-188-8.
9. "Toby Keith Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.

• 2010 singles
• 2009 songs
• Toby Keith songs
• Songs written by Toby Keith
• Songs written by Bobby Pinson
• Show Dog-Universal Music singles
• Songs about dogs