Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa

"Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa"
"Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa"
Single by George Strait
from the album Honkytonkville
B-side	"As Far as It Goes"
Released	April 7, 2003
Genre	Country
Length	3:16
Label	MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Red Lane
Producer(s)	Tony Brown; George Strait
George Strait singles chronology

"Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" is a song written by Red Lane. It was first recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard on his 1986 album, Out Among the Stars.^[1] Haggard's son, Noel Haggard, covered the song on his 1997 debut album, One Lifetime, and released it as his second single. It peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in August 1997.^[2] Noel Haggard's version was released through Atlantic Records and was produced by Barry Beckett.^[3]

George Strait also recorded a version of the song for his 2003 album, Honkytonkville. Released as the album's first single, Strait's rendition peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in July 2003.^[4]

Chart performance

Noel Haggard

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	75

George Strait

"Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" debuted at number 48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 12, 2003.

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	11
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	69

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[8]	49

References

^ Out Among the Stars at Allmusic
^ Noel Haggard Chart History
^ "Reviews". Billboard: 77. July 12, 1997.
^ George Strait Chart History
^ "Noel Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.

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[1] Out Among the Stars at Allmusic

[2] Noel Haggard Chart History

[3] "Reviews". Billboard: 77. July 12, 1997.

[4] George Strait Chart History

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Noel_Haggard-5] "Noel Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_George_Strait-6] "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardhot100_George_Strait-7] "George Strait Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[8] "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.

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Albums Singles Ace in the Hole Band The Cowboy Rides Away Tour
1980s	"Unwound" "Down and Out" "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)" "Fool Hearted Memory" "Marina del Rey" "Amarillo by Morning" "A Fire I Can't Put Out" "You Look So Good in Love" "Right or Wrong" "Let's Fall to Pieces Together" "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" "The Cowboy Rides Away" "The Fireman" "The Chair" "You're Something Special to Me" "Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her" "It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You" "Ocean Front Property" "All My Ex's Live in Texas" "Am I Blue" "Famous Last Words of a Fool" "Baby Blue" "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" "Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye" "What's Going On in Your World" "Ace in the Hole" "Overnight Success"
1990s	"Love Without End, Amen" "Drinking Champagne" "I've Come to Expect It from You" "If I Know Me" "You Know Me Better Than That" "The Chill of an Early Fall" "Lovesick Blues" "Gone as a Girl Can Get" "So Much Like My Dad" "I Cross My Heart" "Heartland" "When Did You Stop Loving Me" "Easy Come, Easy Go" "I'd Like to Have That One Back" "Lovebug" "The Man in Love with You" "The Big One" "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" "Adalida" "Lead On" "Check Yes or No" "I Know She Still Loves Me" "Blue Clear Sky" "Carried Away" "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" "King of the Mountain" "One Night at a Time" "Carrying Your Love with Me" "Today My World Slipped Away" "Round About Way" "I Just Want to Dance with You" "True" "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This" "Meanwhile" "Write This Down" "What Do You Say to That"
2000s	"The Best Day" "Go On" "Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You" "If You Can Do Anything Else" "Run" "Living and Living Well" "She'll Leave You with a Smile" "Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" "Cowboys Like Us" "Desperately" "I Hate Everything" "You'll Be There" "She Let Herself Go" "The Seashores of Old Mexico" "Give It Away" "It Just Comes Natural" "Wrapped" "How 'bout Them Cowgirls" "I Saw God Today" "Troubadour" "River of Love" "Living for the Night" "Twang"
2010s	"I Gotta Get to You" "The Breath You Take" "Here for a Good Time" "Love's Gonna Make It Alright" "Drinkin' Man" "Give It All We Got Tonight" "I Believe" "I Got a Car" "Let It Go" "Cold Beer Conversation" "Every Little Honky Tonk Bar"
Other songs	"Murder on Music Row" (w/ Alan Jackson) "Hey, Good Lookin'" (w/ Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson and Toby Keith) "Shiftwork" (w/ Kenny Chesney) "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven"