"She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" is a song written by Jim Collins and Paul Overstreet and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released on October 4, 1999, as the third single from Chesney's 1999 album Everywhere We Go. The song peaked at number 11 on the US BillboardHot Country Songs chart in early 2000, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The song remains one of Chesney's most popular.[1]
Content
"She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" is an uptempo tune set in the key of B♭ major with a vocal range from B♭3 to F5.[2] The song describes a man who is working on a farm and driving a tractor "in the hot summer sun". He describes himself as being attractive to a woman who "thinks [his] tractor's sexy".
Music video
The music video for "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" was directed by Martin Kahan. It premiered on CMT on October 6, 1999, during CMT's "Delivery Room." The video shows Kenny Chesney as a farmer riding a John Deere tractor. A woman walks into a field wearing sunglasses and a black dress. She is also wearing a cowboy hat and jeans. She walks into a barn and starts dancing. Chesney is singing in a barn with an old fashioned microphone. Behind him is a John Deere tractor. A woman is dancing with Chesney in the barn. At the end of the video, Kenny Chesney and a woman are sitting on a water trough. They are splashing water with a cowboy hat.
Chart performance
"She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" first charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart as an album cut, reaching number 72 on the week of June 26, 1999.[3] It re-entered the charts at number 75 on the week of August 14, 1999, then fell out and re-entered again at number 74 on September 4. Its last re-entry was at number 67 on September 25, 1999, spending a total of 21 weeks on the US country chart and peaking at number 11.
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Parodies
Cledus T. Judd parodied the song as "My Cellmate Thinks I'm Sexy" on his 2000 album Just Another Day in Parodies. This parody referenced Chesney's and Tim McGraw's June 2000 arrests after stealing a Mounted Reserve deputy's horse.[9] Released as a single late that year, Judd's parody reached number 61 on the country charts.
This song is used in the Rock Band Country Track Pack.
This song is sung by Colt in the Netflix-original sitcom The Ranch on the first-season episode three.
