"Out in the Country" is a song written by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols and performed by Three Dog Night. It was produced by Richard Podolor,Three Dog Night, "Out in the Country" single release Retrieved January 31, 2015 and was featured on their 1970 album, It Ain't Easy.Three Dog Night, It Ain't Easy Retrieved January 31, 2015 In the US, "Out in the Country" peaked at number 11 on the US adult contemporary chart, and number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 the weeks of October 17 and 24, 1970.Three Dog Night, "Out in the Country" U.S. Chart Positions Retrieved January 31, 2015Billboard Hot 100, Week of October 17, 1970 – Billboard.com. Retrieved December 7, 2024.Billboard Hot 100, Week of October 24, 1970 – Billboard.com. Retrieved December 7, 2024. Outside the US, the record reached number 9 in Canada.Three Dog Night, "Out in the Country" Canada Chart Position Retrieved January 31, 2015 Released in the first year of Earth Day, "Out in the Country" was an early environmental advocacy song. The lyrics are about finding solace outside the city, "before the breathing air is gone..."
Cash Box described the song as having "Attractive material and an exciting TDN delivery [that] give the team another top forty blockbuster."
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (1970)PeakpositionAustralia (KMR)David Kent's Australian Chart Book 1970—199285Canada RPM Top Singles9US Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - 15US Billboard Adult Contemporary11US Cash Box Top 1009
Year-end charts Chart (1970)RankUS (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)126US Cash Box Top 10086
Other versions Williams released a version on his 1972 album, Life Goes On. R.E.M. covered it as a b-side for their 2003 single Bad Day.
References
External links Lyrics of this song