Walk a Little Straighter

"Walk a Little Straighter" is a debut song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released in April 2003 as his debut single, as well as the first single from his self-titled debut album. The song peaked at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Currington wrote this song with Casey Beathard and Carson Chamberlain.

"Walk a Little Straighter"
Single by Billy Currington
from the album Billy Currington
B-side	"Growin' Up Down There"
Released	April 21, 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Country
Length	3:43
Label	Mercury Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Carson Chamberlain Casey Beathard Billy Currington
Producer(s)	Carson Chamberlain
Billy Currington singles chronology
"Walk a Little Straighter" (2003) "I Got a Feelin'" (2004)
Music video
"Walk a Little Straighter" at CMT.com

Content

Currington wrote the chorus to "Walk a Little Straighter" when he was twelve years old. The song is about witnessing his own father's alcoholism, and how he wishes not to pass that trait onto his own children.^[1]

Chart performance

"Walk a Little Straighter" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 3, 2003.

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	8
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	67

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	45

Release history

Release dates and format(s) for "Walk a Little Straighter"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	April 21, 2003	Country radio	Mercury Nashville	[5]

References

1. "Billy Currington to play the Palace". The Hanford Sentinel. January 23, 2004. pp. 1C. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
2. "Billy Currington Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
3. "Billy Currington Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
4. "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
5. "Going for Adds - Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 18, 2003.