"Squeeze Me In" is a song written by
Delbert McClinton
Delbert McClinton (born November 4, 1940) is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist.
From his first professional stage appearance in 1957 to his most recent national tour in 2018, ...
and
Gary Nicholson. It was recorded by
Lee Roy Parnell
Lee Roy Parnell (born December 21, 1956) is an American country music and blues artist, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Active since 1990, he has recorded eight studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot ...
for his 1995 album ''
We All Get Lucky Sometimes
''We All Get Lucky Sometimes'' is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Lee Roy Parnell. It was released in 1995 as his first album for Career Records, a sister label of Arista Nashville. This album produced five singles for him ...
'', and was the
B-side
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to his 1996 single "
Givin' Water to a Drowning Man".
It was recorded by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, o ...
artists
Garth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American country music singer and songwriter. His integration of pop and rock elements into the country genre has earned him popularity, particularly in the United States with success on the co ...
and
Trisha Yearwood
Patricia Lynn Yearwood (born September 19, 1964) is an American singer, actress, author and television personality. She rose to fame with her 1991 debut single "She's in Love with the Boy," which became a number one hit on the '' Billboard'' c ...
. It was released in February 2002 as the third single from Brooks' album ''
Scarecrow
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''. The song reached number 16 on the ''
Billboard
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''
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sa ...
chart.
Brooks and Yearwood's version was nominated at the Grammy Awards for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.
Music video
The music video was directed by Jon Small and premiered in early 2002. It is a live performance video.
Chart performance
References
2002 singles
1995 songs
Garth Brooks songs
Trisha Yearwood songs
Male–female vocal duets
Song recordings produced by Allen Reynolds
Lee Roy Parnell songs
Capitol Records Nashville singles
Songs written by Gary Nicholson
Songs written by Delbert McClinton
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