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"The Truth About Men" is a song written by Paul Overstreet, Rory Feek and Tim Johnson, and recorded by American country music singer Tracy Byrd. It was released in March 2003 as the first single and title track from his album The Truth About Men. The song peaked at number 13 on the Hot Country Songs charts.

Content

The song is a salute to men in various situations, such as not going out shopping, sitting with a bag full of chips watching football on TV, coming over at halftime, and looking at him in the eye with a big fat lie. In the song's second verse, Byrd mentions about movies such as "Steel Magnolias", the "Rambo" franchise, and "Die Hard 4". Montgomery Gentry explains about the new tools that jump up and down like fools at The Home Depot, Andy Griggs explains about how men should not take out to dinner at the restaurant, and Blake Shelton explains that the reason we do 'cause we know it leads to the one thing that we all want.

Critical reception

Ray Waddell of Billboard magazine described the song as "hilarious" in his review of the album. Reviewing the album for Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine called the song "a little too silly" and said that "some of the jibes don't quite work".

Music video

The music video was filmed on April 8, 2003 in Nashville, Tennessee, and was directed by Thom Oliphant. The video premiered on CMT on May 14, 2003.

Chart performance

"The Truth About Men" debuted on the Hot Country Songs charts for the week ending March 15, 2003. It spent 21 weeks on the charts and peaked at number 13. It also peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100. Before its release, Byrd charted at number 38 on Hot Country Songs with a cut titled "Lately (Been Dreamin' 'bout Babies)", which did not appear on any of his albums.

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	77
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	13

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)	46

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
Waddell, Ray (19 July 2003). "Album reviews: The Truth About Men". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 29. p. 32.
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Truth About Men review". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
"Tracy Byrd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
"Tracy Byrd Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
"Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.

v t e Tracy Byrd
Studio albums	Tracy Byrd No Ordinary Man Love Lessons Big Love I'm from the Country It's About Time Ten Rounds The Truth About Men Different Things
Compilation albums	Keepers: Greatest Hits Greatest Hits
Notable singles	"Holdin' Heaven" "Why Don't That Telephone Ring" "Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous" "Watermelon Crawl" "The First Step" "The Keeper of the Stars" "Walking to Jerusalem" "Love Lessons" "Heaven in My Woman's Eyes" "4 to 1 in Atlanta" "Big Love" "Don't Take Her She's All I Got" "Don't Love Make a Diamond Shine" "I'm from the Country" "I Wanna Feel That Way Again" "When Mama Ain't Happy" "Put Your Hand in Mine" "Love, You Ain't Seen the Last of Me" "A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side" (with Mark Chesnutt) "Just Let Me Be in Love" "Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo" "The Truth About Men" "Drinkin' Bone"
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v t e Blake Shelton
Discography
Studio albums	Blake Shelton The Dreamer Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill Pure BS Startin' Fires Red River Blue Cheers, It's Christmas Based on a True Story... Bringing Back the Sunshine If I'm Honest Texoma Shore Body Language
Extended plays	Hillbilly Bone All About Tonight
Compilations	Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits Fully Loaded: God's Country
Singles	"Austin" "All Over Me" "Ol' Red" "The Baby" "Playboys of the Southwestern World" "Some Beach" "Goodbye Time" "Nobody but Me" "Don't Make Me" "The More I Drink" "Home" "She Wouldn't Be Gone" "I'll Just Hold On" "Hillbilly Bone" "All About Tonight" "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking" "Honey Bee" "God Gave Me You" "Drink on It" "Over" "Sure Be Cool If You Did" "Boys 'Round Here" "Mine Would Be You" "Doin' What She Likes" "My Eyes" "Neon Light" "Lonely Tonight" "Sangria" "Gonna" "Came Here to Forget" "Savior's Shadow" "She's Got a Way with Words" "A Guy with a Girl" "Every Time I Hear That Song" "I'll Name the Dogs" "I Lived It" "Turnin' Me On" "God's Country" "Hell Right" "Nobody but You" "Happy Anywhere" "Minimum Wage" "Come Back as a Country Boy" "No Body" "Purple Irises"
Collaborations	"The Truth About Men" "Just a Fool" "You Make It Feel Like Christmas" "Dive Bar" "Get Ready" "Tuesday I'll Be Gone" "Out in the Middle" "Forever Country" "Pour Me a Drink"
Promotional singles	"Go Ahead and Break My Heart" "Straight Outta Cold Beer"
Other songs	"Footloose" "Over You" "Medicine" "Christmas Eve"
Concert tours	Ten Times Crazier Tour

v t e Andy Griggs
Studio albums	You Won't Ever Be Lonely Freedom This I Gotta See The Good Life Naked
Singles	"You Won't Ever Be Lonely" "I'll Go Crazy" "She's More" "You Made Me That Way" "How Cool Is That" "Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man" "Practice Life" "She Thinks She Needs Me" "If Heaven"
Guest singles	"The Truth About Men"

v t e Montgomery Gentry
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Studio albums	Tattoos & Scars Carrying On My Town You Do Your Thing Some People Change Back When I Knew It All Rebels on the Run Folks Like Us Here's to You
Compilation albums	Something to Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999–2005
Notable singles	"Hillbilly Shoes" "Lonely and Gone" "Daddy Won't Sell the Farm" "Self Made Man" "She Couldn't Change Me" "Cold One Comin' On" "My Town" "Speed" "Hell Yeah" "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" "You Do Your Thing" "Gone" "Something to Be Proud Of" "She Don't Tell Me To" "Some People Change" "Lucky Man" "What Do Ya Think About That" "Back When I Knew It All" "Roll with Me" "One in Every Crowd" "Long Line of Losers" "Where I Come From"
Guest singles	"The Truth About Men"
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