Dust on the Bottle
| "Dust on the Bottle" | ||||
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| Single by David Lee Murphy | ||||
| from the album Out with a Bang | ||||
| B-side | "Mama 'n Them"[1] | |||
| Released | August 7, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country, country rock | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Lee Murphy | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Brown | |||
| David Lee Murphy singles chronology | ||||
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"Dust on the Bottle" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist David Lee Murphy. It was released in August 1995 as the fourth single from the album Out with a Bang. The song hit number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks in late 1995,[2] and is Murphy's first number one hit. It would remain his only number one single until almost 23 years later, when he topped the country charts again with "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" in June 2018. The song also hit number 9 on the Canadian Country charts.
Background and writing[edit]
In an interview with The Boot, Murphy said that he was playing guitar at his kitchen table in the morning and the song "came out of nowhere." Murphy goes on to say that he wrote the song in 15 minutes.[3]
Content[edit]
The song is about an old man named “Creole” Williams. The narrator asks him for advice on impressing his lover, and Williams gives him a bottle of homemade wine, then tells him "There might be a little dust on the bottle / But don’t let it fool ya about what’s inside/There might be a little dust on the bottle/But it’s one of those things, it gets sweeter with time”.
Music video[edit]
The music video was directed by Charley Randazzo and premiered in mid-1995.
Chart positions[edit]
"Dust on the Bottle" debuted at number 72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 12, 1995.
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 9 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 37 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[7] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Billboard
- ^ Conaway, Alanna (13 November 2010). "David Lee Murphy, 'Dust on the Bottle' — Story Behind the Lyrics". The Boot. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2805." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 13, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "David Lee Murphy Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "American single certifications – David Lee Murphy – Dust on the Bottle". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
