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Diggin' Up Bones

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"Diggin' Up Bones"
Single by Randy Travis
from the album Storms of Life
B-side"There'll Always be a Honky Tonk Somewhere"
ReleasedAugust 4, 1986
Recorded1985
GenreCountry
Length2:58
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville 28649
Songwriter(s)Al Gore, Paul Overstreet, Nat Stuckey
Producer(s)Kyle Lehning
Randy Travis singles chronology
"1982"
(1985)
"Diggin' Up Bones"
(1986)
"No Place Like Home"
(1986)

"Diggin' Up Bones" is a song written by Paul Overstreet, Al Gore, and Nat Stuckey, and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in August 1986 as the third single from his album Storms of Life. It peaked at number-one in both the United States and Canada.[1]

Content

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The song is a mid-tempo ballad, in which the male narrator yearns for "a love that's dead and gone", whose items he kept and pulled out of storage.

Other versions

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Charts

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 351.
  2. ^ "Randy Travis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "American single certifications – Randy Travis – Diggin' Up Bones". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 17, 2021.