If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey I Still Do)

"If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey I Still Do)"
Single by Don Williams
from the album Listen to the Radio
B-side"Help Yourselves to Each Other"
ReleasedNovember 1982
GenreCountry
Length3:12
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Bob McDill
Producer(s)Don Williams
Garth Fundis
Don Williams singles chronology
"Mistakes"
(1982) 		"If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey I Still Do)"
(1982) 		"Love Is on a Roll"
(1983)

"If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey I Still Do)" is a song written by Bob McDill, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in November 1982 as the third single from the album Listen to the Radio. The song was Williams' thirteenth number one single on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the chart.[1]

Content

The song contains a tribute to Burt Reynolds saying: "Oh, and if you see Burt Reynolds would you shake his hand for me / And tell ol' Burt I've seen all his movies / Well, I hope you make the big time, I hope your dreams come true / But if Hollywood don't need you, honey, I still do"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982–1983) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1983) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 23

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 386.
  2. ^ "Don Williams Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.


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