Format Music download Length 3:02 | Genre Country Label MCA Nashville | |
Released June 13, 2011 (2011-06-13) Writer(s) George Strait
Bubba Strait
Dean Dillon | ||
"Here for a Good Time" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in June 2011 as the 92nd single of his career, and the first single and title track from the album Here for a Good Time. He and his son, Bubba, co-wrote it with Dean Dillon, who has also co-written several of Strait's other hits.
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Live
George uses this song as the lead song for the Here for a Good Time tour.
Critical reception
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country rated the song four stars out of five, saying that its "uptempo shuffle fits right in with what Strait has done musically over the last five years."
Chart performance
"Here for a Good Time" debuted at number 29 on the Hot Country Songs charts, making the second-highest debut of his career. It became Strait's 84th Top 10 single on the country chart in September 2011. It peaked at number 2 in October, behind Blake Shelton's "God Gave Me You."