"In My Own Backyard" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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Joe Diffie Joe Logan Diffie (December 28, 1958 – March 29, 2020) was an American country music singer and songwriter. After working as a demo (music), demo singer in the mid 1980s, he signed with Epic Records' Nashville division in 1990. Between then and ...

. It was released in February 1994 as the fourth single from the album '' Honky Tonk Attitude''. The song reached number 19 on the U.S. ''

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chart and peaked at number 10 on the ''RPM'' Country Tracks in Canada. The song was written by Diffie, Kerry Kurt Phillips and Andy Spooner.

Music video

The music video was directed by Richard Jernigan and premiered in early 1994.

Chart performance

"In My Own Backyard" debuted at number 54 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 12, 1994.

References

1994 singles 1993 songs Joe Diffie songs Songs written by Joe Diffie Song recordings produced by Bob Montgomery (songwriter) Epic Records singles Songs written by Kerry Kurt Phillips {{1994-country-song-stub