"Nobody Wins"
Single by Radney Foster
from the album Del Rio, TX 1959
B-side"Don't Say Goodbye"[1]
ReleasedJanuary 11, 1993 (1993-01-11)
GenreCountry
Length3:30
LabelArista Nashville
Songwriter(s)Radney Foster
Kim Richey
Producer(s)Steve Fishell
Radney Foster
Radney Foster singles chronology
"Just Call Me Lonesome"
(1992)		 "Nobody Wins"
(1993)		 "Easier Said Than Done"
(1993)

"Nobody Wins" is a song recorded by American country music artist Radney Foster, co-written by himself and Kim Richey. It was released in January 1993 as the second single from his debut album Del Rio, TX 1959. The song is the highest-peaking single of his career, spending 20 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts and peaking at number 2, behind "The Heart Won't Lie" by Reba McEntire and Vince Gill.[1] It also peaked at number 7 on the Canadian RPM country music charts in May 1993.[2] Mary Chapin Carpenter sings background vocals on the song.[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Sara Nichols and premiered in early 1993.

Charts

"Nobody Wins" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 23, 1993.

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 7
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 96
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 29

References

  1. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ↑ "RPM Country Tracks charts for May 1, 1993". RPM. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Parisien, Roch. "Del Rio, TX 1959 review". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1732." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 1, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Radney Foster Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.


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