"Try Not to Look So Pretty" is a song co-written and recorded 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 ...
artist
Dwight Yoakam
Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and filmmaker. He first achieved mainstream attention in 1986 with the release of his debut album ''Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.''. Yoakam had considerable s ...
. It was released in February 1994 as the fourth single from his album ''
This Time''. The song peaked at number 14 in the United States and at number 4 in Canada.
It was written by Yoakam and
Kostas.
Music video
The music video was directed Gregory R. Alosio with help from Dwight Yoakam.
Chart performance
"Try Not to Look So Pretty" debuted at number 74 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 19, 1994.
Year-end charts
References
{{Dwight Yoakam singles
Dwight Yoakam songs
1994 singles
Songs written by Dwight Yoakam
Songs written by Kostas (songwriter)
Reprise Records singles
1993 songs
Song recordings produced by Pete Anderson