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. It was released on September 16, 1993, as the third single from his album, '' Alibis.'' The song reached the top of the ''

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) chart and peaked at number 6 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart. It was written by Lawrence with Paul Nelson and

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"My Second Home" is an uptempo honky-tonker in which the bar that the narrator considers his "second home" becomes his only home after his wife kicks him out.

Music video

The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in September 1993. It is a live performance, and features cameos from future superstars and newcomers

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(eating ice cream), future collaborator

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as a vocal member,

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as a duet partner during the first chorus, and

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as a tambourine player, as well as established stars

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as a keyboardist,

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as an acoustic guitar player, and

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and

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of the

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as backup singers. (Ball directed not only most of Lawrence's videos until 2001, but also the majority of Keith's early music videos until 1997.)

Chart positions

"My Second Home" debuted at number 73 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 4, 1993.

References

1993 singles 1993 songs Tracy Lawrence songs Song recordings produced by James Stroud Atlantic Records singles Songs written by Tracy Lawrence Songs written by Kenny Beard Songs written by Paul Nelson (songwriter) {{1993-country-song-stub