"That Thang" is a song written and recorded by song by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...
duo
Fast Ryde. It was released in late July 2009 as the duo's debut single.
Critical reception
This song was met with mixed reviews. Juli Thanki of ''Engine 145'' gave the single a thumbs-down rating, criticizing the song for its repeated use of sung syllables and its similarity in theme to
Trace Adkins
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Honky Tonk Badonkadonk
"Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" is a song written by Dallas Davidson, Randy Houser and Jamey Johnson, and recorded by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was released in October 2005 as the third and final single from his album '' Songs About ...
." Alison Bonaguro, who reviewed the song in the blog for television network
CMT said that it was "a nice little catchy rocker." Bobby Peacock of ''Roughstock'' also compared it to "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk," but also called the song a "silly little piece of ear candy."
Chart performance
The song peaked at 38 on the U.S. ''
Billboard
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Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States.
This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data along with digital sales and streaming. ...
charts for the week ending September 26, 2009.
References
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Republic Nashville singles
Fast Ryde songs
2009 songs
2009 debut singles