If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)
Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)" is a song written by Ken Spooner and Kim Williams, and recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. It was released in April 1991 as the third single from his debut album, A Thousand Winding Roads.[1]
Music video
The music video was directed by Michael Salomon and premiered in early 1991.
Critical reception
Cashbox magazine published a positive review of the song, stating that it "focuses on a much lighter storyline, compared to previous releases. This cut humorously sheds a 'devil-made-me-do-it' theme swallowed up by a fun and bouncy tempo."[2]
Chart performance
The song debuted at No. 47 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated April 6, 1991. It charted for 20 weeks on that chart, and peaked at No. 1 on the country chart dated June 15, 1991, giving Diffie his second No. 1 single.
Charts
Template:SinglechartTemplate:Singlechart| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|
Year-end charts
| Chart (1991) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 64 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 22 |
Other versions
Koe Wetzel and Jack Ingram covered the song on Hardy's 2024 mixtape, Hixtape: Vol. 3: Difftape.
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Navbox".
Script error: No such module "Authority control".
- Pages with script errors
- Articles with hAudio microformats
- Music infoboxes with malformed table placement
- 1991 singles
- Songs about dancing
- Joe Diffie songs
- Jack Ingram songs
- Song recordings produced by Bob Montgomery (songwriter)
- Epic Records singles
- Music videos directed by Michael Salomon
- Songs written by Kim Williams (songwriter)
- 1990 songs