Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)

"Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)"
Single by John Michael Montgomery
from the album John Michael Montgomery
ReleasedMay 1, 1995
RecordedSound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length2:32
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Robb Royer
Richard Fagan
John Michael Montgomery singles chronology
"I Can Love You Like That"
(1995) 		"Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)"
(1995) 		"No Man's Land"
(1995)

"Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" is a song written by Richard Fagan and Robb Royer, and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was released in May 1995 as the second single from his self-titled album. It hit number-one on the country charts in the United States and Canada in July 1995.[1] It was named Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks' number-one single for 1995.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that it demonstrates Montgomery's "ability to deliver tongue-twisting lyrics in rapid fire fashion."[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 1
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Canada Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[5] 48

Year-end charts

Chart (1995) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 61
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 1

Other Recordings

Barbershop quartet OC Times sang an Aaron Dale arrangement.[8]

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ Billboard. May 27, 1995. {{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8525." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 17, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  7. ^ "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  8. ^ "SOLD (THE GRUNDY COUNTY AUCTION INCIDENT)". Retrieved June 6, 2020.