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"Walk a Little Straighter" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released in April 2003 as his debut single and the first 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.

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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.

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)	8
US Billboard Hot 100	67

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)	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

References

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

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Discography
Studio albums	Billy Currington (2003) Doin' Somethin' Right (2005) Little Bit of Everything (2008) Enjoy Yourself (2010) We Are Tonight (2013) Summer Forever (2015)
Compilation albums	Icon (2011)
Singles	"Walk a Little Straighter" "I Got a Feelin'" "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" "Why, Why, Why" "Good Directions" "Tangled Up" "Don't" "People Are Crazy" "That's How Country Boys Roll" "Pretty Good at Drinkin' Beer" "Let Me Down Easy" "Love Done Gone" "Like My Dog" "Hey Girl" "We Are Tonight" "Don't It" "Drinkin' Town with a Football Problem" "It Don't Hurt Like It Used To" "Do I Make You Wanna"
Featured singles	"Party for Two"

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