"Tired of Toein' the Line" is a song by Rocky Burnette, who co-wrote it with Ron Coleman, former bass player of the Brothers Grim and the Everly Brothers.
Background The song was performed by Burnette, and contains lyrics detailing an imminent breakup from the point of view of a man who no longer wants to toe the line.
Chart performance After first appearing on the UK Official Singles Chart Top 75 in November 1979, the song became an international hit after its release in the United States in May 1980, and was Burnette's only hit single.
By peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, "Tired of Toein' the Line" tied "You're Sixteen", by Rocky's father Johnny Burnette, as the highest-charting Hot 100 single from a member of the Burnette family. The single was number one in Australia (for two weeks) in June 1980.
Weekly charts Chart (1980–81)PeakpositionArgentina (CAPIF)1Australia (Kent Music Report)1Brazil (ABPD)Brazilian Singles Sales - Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. 27 December 1980.8Canada RPM Top Singles4Canada RPM Adult Contemporary9Denmark (Hitlisten)Danish Charts Archive. 21 November 1980.5Iceland (Dagblaðið Vísir)5New Zealand3South Africa (Springbok Radio)3UK58US Billboard Hot 1008US Billboard Adult Contemporary39US Cashbox Top 1006
Year-end charts Chart (1980)RankAustralia (Kent Music Report)11Canada28New Zealand13US Billboard Hot 10048US Cash Box31
Certifications
See also 1980 in music List of 1980s one-hit wonders in the United States List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1980s
References
External links Lyrics of this song