"Texas Plates" is a song by American country music singer-songwriter Kellie Coffey. Coffey wrote the single with Brett James, while Dann Huff provided production. It was released on September 22, 2003, as the lead single to Coffey's second studio album for BNA Records titled A Little More Me. This album was never released and Coffey would get dropped from BNA in mid-2004.
| "Texas Plates" | ||||
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| Single by Kellie Coffey | ||||
| Released | September 22, 2003[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:32 | |||
| Label | BNA | |||
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| Producer(s) | Dann Huff[2] | |||
| Kellie Coffey singles chronology | ||||
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It reached number 24 on the US Hot Country Songs chart, becoming Coffey's third and most recent top-forty hit on the chart to date.
Content
editThe narrator reminisces of a summer when she was 17 in which she and her two best friends from Oklahoma met a group of guys from Texas that they took a liking to and followed them around, chasing those "Texas plates".
Music video
editShaun Silva directed the video for "Texas Plates".[3] Coffey regarded the music video as her best video she had ever done.[4] The video was added to CMT and GAC-TV's playlists for the week of February 8, 2004.[5]
Commercial performance
edit"Texas Plates" debuted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of October 11, 2003, at number 53, becoming the "Hot Shot Debut" of the week.[6] It reached the top-forty the week of November 8, 2003, at number 40.[7] It reached a peak position of number 24 on the chart the week of February 14, 2004.[8] It spent 22 weeks in total on the chart, becoming Coffey's third highest-charting single.[9] It performed better on the Radio & Records Country Top 50, reaching as high as number 21.
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2003–2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Country Top 50 (Radio & Records)[10] | 21 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 24 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2004) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country (Radio & Records)[12] | 94
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[13] | 92
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References
edit- ^ "Going for Adds: Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1522. September 19, 2003. p. 24. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Kellie Coffey – Texas Plates (CD, HDCD, Single, Promo)". Discogs. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Kellie Coffey : Music Videos". CMT. Archived from the original on April 15, 2005. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ Morton, Ken (March 10, 2010). "Where Are They Now: Kellie Coffey". Engine 145. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
- ^ "Video Monitor: New Ons". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 8. Nielsen Business Media. February 21, 2004. p. 55. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Hot Country Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media. October 11, 2003. p. 68. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Hot Country Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 45. Nielsen Business Media. November 8, 2003. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Hot Country Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 7. Nielsen Business Media. February 14, 2004. p. 40. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kellie Coffey Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "R&R Country Top 50" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1542. February 13, 2004. p. 47. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Kellie Coffey Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "R&R Most Heard 2004: Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1585. December 10, 2004. p. 55. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Most Played Country Songs of 2004" (PDF). Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 12, no. 51. December 17, 2004. p. 42. Retrieved June 18, 2024.