All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down

"All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down"
Single by The Mavericks featuring Flaco Jiménez
from the album Music for All Occasions
B-side"Volver, Volver"
ReleasedJanuary 8, 1996
GenreAmericana, Tex-Mex
Length4:20
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Raul Malo, Al Anderson
Producer(s)Don Cook, Raul Malo
The Mavericks singles chronology
"Here Comes the Rain"
(1995) 		"All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down"
(1996) 		"Missing You"
(1996)

"All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down" is a song written by Raul Malo and Al Anderson, and recorded by American country music group The Mavericks featuring accordionist Flaco Jiménez. It was released in January 1996 as the second single from the 1995 album Music for All Occasions. The song reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, representing the band's highest entry there, and Jiménez's only entry.[1]

Critical reception

In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #159 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking.[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Gerry Wenner and was filmed in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It premiered in January 1996.

Chart performance

"All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down" debuted at number 66 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 20, 1996.

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 15
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 13

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 218.
  2. ^ "The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. May 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2948." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 22, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "The Mavericks Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.



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