That's What I Love About Sunday

"That's What I Love About Sunday" is a song written by Adam Dorsey and Mark Narmore, and recorded by American country music artist Craig Morgan. It was released in November 2004 as the first single from his album My Kind of Livin'. In early 2005, it became his only number one single, spending four weeks atop the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[1] In addition, it was declared the number-one song of 2005 according to Billboard, as well as the first Number One for any artist on the Broken Bow label.

Background

"That's What I Love About Sunday" was the first independently distributed single to top the country chart since 2000. The song was also the first independently distributed single to notch a second week at number one since 1977 when the Kendalls spent four weeks at the top with "Heaven's Just a Sin Away."^[2]

Morgan told Billboard, "What the fans say and what we hear is that I make a big deal out of the little things in life. And that is who I am. It's those little things in life that are important to me. Simple things like the smell of fresh cut grass. That what 'Sunday' was about."^[3]

Mark Narmore and Adam Dorsey wrote the song while meeting at a Chinese restaurant. In an interview with Country Weekly magazine, Narmore said that many of the people mentioned in the song are based on real-life family and friends: "My mother's name is Betty...and the kid that broke the window is based on something that happened when I was about 10 years old." Adam adds, "Our best friends at church are the Martins, though they don't have a mean freckle-faced kid."^[4]

Content

A mid-tempo ballad, "That's What I Love About Sunday" is an ode to typical southern Sunday activities, such as attending church services, fishing, playing a back yard game of football, eating a traditional Sunday dinner, and relaxing with family.

Music video

The music video was directed by Shaun Silva and premiered in November 2004.

Chart performance

Chart (2004-2005)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	51
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[7]	1

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
↑ Stark, Phyllis. "Morgan Brings Indie Broken Bow A No. 1." Billboard 117.14 (2005): 26. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 7 June 2011.
↑ Havighurst, Craig. "Craig Morgan And Broken Bow Records Raise The Bar." Billboard 118.44 (2006): 87. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 7 June 2011.
↑ Paxman, Bob (April 20, 2005). "STORY BEHIND THE SONG: "THAT'S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT SUNDAY"". Country Weekly. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
↑ "Craig Morgan – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Craig Morgan.
↑ "Craig Morgan – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Craig Morgan.
↑ "Best of 2005: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2005. Retrieved June 16, 2012.

Preceded by "Nothin' to Lose" by Josh Gracin	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single March 26-April 16, 2005	Succeeded by "Anything but Mine" by Kenny Chesney
Preceded by "Live Like You Were Dying" by Tim McGraw	Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single of the year 2005	Succeeded by "If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)" by Rodney Atkins

Craig Morgan

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" "We'll Come Back Around" "When I'm Gone"

Related articles	Discography Atlantic Records Broken Bow Records BNA Records Black River Entertainment

Billboard Year-End Hot Country Songs number one single of the year

1980–1989	1980: "My Heart" – Ronnie Milsap 1981: "Fire and Smoke" – Earl Thomas Conley 1982: "Always on My Mind" – Willie Nelson 1983: "José Cuervo" – Shelly West 1984: "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" – Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson 1985: "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" – Ronnie Milsap 1986: "Never Be You" – Rosanne Cash 1987: "Give Me Wings" – Michael Johnson 1988: "Don't Close Your Eyes" – Keith Whitley 1989: "A Better Man" – Clint Black

1990–1999	1990: "Nobody's Home" – Clint Black 1991: "Don't Rock the Jukebox" – Alan Jackson 1992: "I Saw the Light" – Wynonna 1993: "Chattahoochee" – Alan Jackson 1994: "I Swear" – John Michael Montgomery 1995: "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" – John Michael Montgomery 1996: "My Maria" – Brooks & Dunn 1997: "It's Your Love" – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill 1998: "Just to See You Smile" – Tim McGraw 1999: "Amazed" – Lonestar

2000–2009	2000: "How Do You Like Me Now?!" – Toby Keith 2001: "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" – Brooks & Dunn 2002: "The Good Stuff" – Kenny Chesney 2003: "My Front Porch Looking In" – Lonestar 2004: "Live Like You Were Dying" – Tim McGraw 2005: "That's What I Love About Sunday" – Craig Morgan 2006: "If You're Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows)" – Rodney Atkins 2007: "Watching You" – Rodney Atkins 2008: "Just Got Started Lovin' You" – James Otto 2009: "I Run to You" – Lady Antebellum

2010–2019	2010: "Love Like Crazy" – Lee Brice 2011: "Crazy Girl" – Eli Young Band 2012: "Time Is Love" – Josh Turner 2013: "Cruise" – Florida Georgia Line 2014: "This Is How We Roll" – Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan 2015: "Take Your Time" – Sam Hunt

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