You Ca n't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl - Wikipedia You Ca n't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl `` You Ca n't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl '' Single by Brooks & Dunn from the album Red Dirt Road Released September 15, 2003 Recorded 2003 Genre Country Length 3 : 41 Label Arista Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Bob DiPiero Bart Allmand Producer ( s ) Kix Brooks Ronnie Dunn Mark Wright Brooks & Dunn singles chronology `` Red Dirt Road '' ( 2003 ) `` You Ca n't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl '' ( 2003 ) `` That 's What She Gets for Loving Me '' ( 2004 ) `` Red Dirt Road '' ( 2003 ) `` You Ca n't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl '' ( 2003 ) `` That 's What She Gets for Loving Me '' ( 2004 ) `` You Ca n't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl '' is a song written by Bob DiPiero and Bart Allmand, and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in September 2003 as the second single from their album Red Dirt Road. It reached number 3 in early 2004. Contents 1 Music video 2 Chart positions 2.1 Year - end charts 3 References 4 External links Music video The music video features a woman ( named Connie ), who does n't like to wear shoes and is always walking without them. The music video was directed by Michael Salomon and features actress Marilu Henner. While the lyrics to the song imply that Connie ran off with the groom, the music video shows Connie dressed as the bride with the real bride and groom having eloped to Cancun. Chart positions `` You Ca n't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl '' debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of September 20, 2003. Chart ( 2003 -- 2004 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) US Billboard Hot 100 39 Year - end charts Chart ( 2004 ) Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 43 References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 57. Jump up ^ `` Brooks & Dunn Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Brooks & Dunn Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2004 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Brooks & Dunn singles Brand New Man `` Brand New Man '' `` My Next Broken Heart '' `` Neon Moon '' `` Boot Scootin ' Boogie '' `` Lost and Found '' Hard Workin ' Man `` Hard Workin ' Man '' `` We 'll Burn That Bridge '' `` She Used to Be Mine '' `` Rock My World ( Little Country Girl ) '' `` That Ai n't No Way to Go '' Waitin ' on Sundown `` She 's Not the Cheatin ' Kind '' `` I 'll Never Forgive My Heart '' `` Little Miss Honky Tonk '' `` You 're Gonna Miss Me When I 'm Gone '' `` Whiskey Under the Bridge '' Borderline `` My Maria '' `` I Am That Man '' `` Mama Do n't Get Dressed Up for Nothing '' `` A Man This Lonely '' `` Why Would I Say Goodbye '' The Greatest Hits Collection `` Honky Tonk Truth '' `` He 's Got You '' If You See Her `` If You See Him / If You See Her '' ( with Reba McEntire ) `` How Long Gone '' `` Husbands and Wives '' `` I Ca n't Get Over You '' `` South of Santa Fe '' Tight Rope `` Missing You '' `` Beer Thirty '' `` You 'll Always Be Loved by Me '' Steers & Stripes `` Ai n't Nothing ' bout You '' `` Only in America '' `` The Long Goodbye '' `` My Heart Is Lost to You '' `` Every River '' Red Dirt Road `` Red Dirt Road '' `` You Ca n't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl '' `` That 's What She Gets for Loving Me '' The Greatest Hits Collection II `` That 's What It 's All About '' `` It 's Getting Better All the Time '' Hillbilly Deluxe `` Play Something Country '' `` Believe '' `` Building Bridges '' ( with Sheryl Crow and Vince Gill ) `` Hillbilly Deluxe '' Cowboy Town `` Proud of the House We Built '' `` God Must Be Busy '' `` Put a Girl in It '' `` Cowgirls Do n't Cry '' ( with Reba McEntire ) # 1s... and Then Some `` Indian Summer '' `` Honky Tonk Stomp '' ( with Billy Gibbons ) See also Discography This 2000s country song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You_Can%27t_Take_the_Honky_Tonk_Out_of_the_Girl&oldid=828785280 '' Categories : 2003 singles Brooks & Dunn songs Songs written by Bob DiPiero Arista Nashville singles Music videos directed by Michael Salomon Song recordings produced by Mark Wright ( record producer ) 2003 songs 2000s country song stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 4 March 2018, at 19 : 10 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

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