Tough (Craig Morgan song)

2007 single by Craig Morgan

"Tough"

Single by Craig Morgan
from the album  Little Bit of Life
Released| March 12, 2007
Genre| Country
Length| 3:18
Label| Broken Bow
Songwriter(s)| Joe Leathers
Monty Criswell
Producer(s)| Craig Morgan
Keith Stegall
Phil O'Donnell[1]
Craig Morgan singles chronology
| "Little Bit of Life"
(2006)  | "Tough"
(2007)  | "International Harvester"
(2007)

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"Tough" is a song written by Joe Leathers and Monty Criswell, and recorded by American country music artist Craig Morgan. It was released in March 2007 as the second single from Morgan's album Little Bit of Life.[2] The song peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and at 76 on the Billboard Hot 100.

## Content

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The song is about a hardworking wife and mother who survives breast cancer, serving as an inspiration to her husband, who says, "There was a time / Back before she was mine / When I thought I was tough."

## Music video

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The video for "Tough" premiered on June 4, 2007. Directed by Peter Zavadil, it features Morgan singing the song in a dimly lit room by a window, alongside film clips of a woman depicting the events in the song.

## Chart performance

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Chart (2007)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 76
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 11

### Year-end charts

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Chart (2007)  | Position

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US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 46

## References

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1. ^ Little Big of Life (CD booklet). Craig Morgan. Broken Bow Records. 2006. BB-77472.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
3. ^ "Craig Morgan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
4. ^ "Craig Morgan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
5. ^ "Best of 2007: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2012.

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Studio albums|

* Craig Morgan
* I Love It
* My Kind of Livin'
* Little Bit of Life
* That's Why
* This Ole Boy
* A Whole Lot More to Me

Compilations|

* Greatest Hits
* The Journey (Livin' Hits)

Notable singles|

* "Something to Write Home About"
* "Almost Home"
* "Every Friday Afternoon"
* "Look at Us"
* "That's What I Love About Sunday"
* "Redneck Yacht Club"
* "I Got You"
* "Little Bit of Life"
* "Tough"
* "International Harvester"
* "Love Remembers"
* "God Must Really Love Me"
* "Bonfire"
* "This Ain't Nothin'"
* "This Ole Boy"
* "More Trucks Than Cars"
* "Wake Up Lovin' You"

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