Find out Who Your Friends Are

Tracy Lawrence

About Find out Who Your Friends Are

"Find Out Who Your Friends Are" is a song written by Casey Beathard and Ed Hill, and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was the lead-off single for his album For the Love, which was released in early 2007 on Rocky Comfort Records, a label which Lawrence owns. The song was originally released to radio stations on August 21, 2006, ahead of its album release on January 30, 2007. The single did not enter the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart until January 2007. After the release of For the Love, radio stations began to play an alternate version of the song which featured guest vocals from Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney, thus helping to boost the song to Number One on both the Billboard and Mediabase country singles charts. Upon reaching Number One in June 2007, "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" set a new record for the slowest-climbing Number One single in the history of the Billboard country music chart, as well as the second-slowest climbing on any Billboard singles chart. In addition, it became Lawrence's first Billboard Number One since 1996's "Time Marches On", ten years earlier. 


Year:
2007
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Run your car off the side of the road
Get stuck in a ditch way out in the middle of nowhere
Get yourself in a bind, lose the shirt off your back
Need a floor, need a couch, need a bus fare

This is where the rubber meets the road
This is where the cream is gonna rise
This is what you really didn't know
This is where the truth don't lie

You find out who your friends are
Somebody's gonna drop everything
Run out and crank up their car
Hit the gas get their fast
Never stop to think 'what's in it for me?' or 'it's way too far.'
They just show on up with their big old heart
You find out who you're friends are

Everybody wants to slap your back
Wants to shake your hand
When you're up on top of that mountain
But let one of those rocks give way then you slide back down look up
And see who's around then

This ain't where the road comes to an end
This ain't where the bandwagon stops
This is just one of those times when
A lot of folks jump off

You find out who your friends are
Somebody's gonna drop everything
Run out and crank up their car
Hit the gas get there fast
Never stop to think 'what's in it for me?' or 'it's way too far.'
They just show on up with that big old heart
You find out who you're friends are

When the water's high
When the weather's not so fair
When the well runs dry
Who's gonna be there?

You find out who your friends are
Somebody's gonna drop everything
Run out and crank up their car
Hit the gas get there fast
Never stop to think 'what's in it for me?' or 'it's way too far.'
They just show on up with their big old heart
You find out who you're friends are, you find out who you're friends are [Repeat first verse}

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Tracy Lawrence

Tracy Lawrence (born January 27, 1968) is an American country music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called "Live At Libby's" where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music. Lawerence signed to Atlantic Records in 1991, Lawrence debuted that year with the album Sticks and Stones, which produced his first chart single and first Number One hit in its title track. Five more studio albums, as well as a live album and a compilation album, followed throughout the 1990s and into 2000 on Atlantic before the label's country division was closed in 2001. Afterward, he recorded for Warner Bros. Records, DreamWorks Records, Mercury Records Nashville and his own label, Rocky Comfort Records. more »

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Written by: CASEY BEATHARD, EDWARD MONROE HILL

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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10 facts about this song

Artist Information
"Find Out Who Your Friends Are" is a country song recorded and performed by both Tracy Lawrence and Tim McGraw.
Release Details
The song was initially released as a single by Tracy Lawrence in August 2006, from his album "For the Love".
Number One Hit
It climbed its way to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and eventually reached number one on June 23, 2007.
Collaboration Version
A later version of the song was released with fellow country music artists Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney contributing additional vocals. This version was included in Lawrence's album "The Rock".
Notable Achievements
"Find Out Who Your Friends Are" became Lawrence's first number-one single since "Time Marches On" in mid-1996.
Award Recognition
The song was awarded both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association awards for Vocal Event of the Year in 2007.
Long Journey to the Top
The song holds the record for the slowest climb to the number one spot on the country charts, taking 41 weeks to reach the top position.
Song Theme
The song deals with the theme of true friendship, emphasizing the idea that a person's real friends are the ones who help in times of need.
Writer Credits
The song was written by Casey Beathard and Ed Hill. Both are esteemed songwriters in the country music industry, having penned numerous hits for various artists.
Sales Achievement
In 2012, the song was certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 1 million units.

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