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"There's a Girl in Texas" is a debut song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was released in April 1996 as his debut single, and was served as the lead-off single from his debut album Dreamin' Out Loud. The song peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in August 1996. [1]
Adkins' first single, which he wrote himself, [8] "There's a Girl in Texas", was released in 1996, reaching the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. It was followed by the release of his debut album, Dreamin' Out Loud, later that year.
The song became a popular song particularly associated with Texas, and its popularity continued into the 20th century. In 1933, Gene Autry and Jimmie Long made it into a cowboy song with some revisions of the lyrics, for example, replacing "no other darkey knows her, no darkey only me" with "no other fellow knows her, nobody else but me."
Thom Owens of AllMusic commended Adkins' "powerhouse" voice and citing "There's a Girl in Texas" as one of the strongest-written songs on the album. His review criticized the production as being too polished. [1]
"I came across 'Texas Hold 'Em' and instantly felt like, 'Oh this would be something really cool to make something up to it that can appeal to people. Doesn't matter is you're 6 years old, 60 ...
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The song heavily incorporates elements of southern hip hop, especially the regional sound of Texas, and the style has been compared to that of hip hop group UGK. [1] [2] [3] In the lyrics, Megan Thee Stallion celebrates her success and wealth, [4] beginning the track with the chorus: "I'm at the top of my game, I'm who they hate / This shit come with the fame, that's how I knew that I made it ...
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