Austin (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Austin


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Artist = Blake Shelton
from Album = Blake Shelton
Released = 2001
Format = CD single
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length = 3:52
Label = Giant/Warner Bros.
Writer = Kirsti Manna, David Kent
Producer = Bobby Braddock
This single = "Austin"
(2001)
Next single = "All over Me"
(2001)
Misc ="Austin" is the debut single of American country music artist Blake Shelton.

The single was released on the Giant Records label; however, that label closed its doors as the single was climbing the charts, with Shelton and his single being transferred to the Warner Bros. Records label. [cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1448538/20010830/tritt_travis.jhtml |title=From Austin, Blake Shelton Predicts Boom for Country Music |accessdate=2007-07-26 |format=html |work=CMT.com] "Austin" was not only Blake's debut single, but also his first No. 1 single, spending five weeks atop the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts and was also a minor pop hit, peaking at No. 18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

The song tells the story of the narrator's attempts to make contact with a former lover; the song's title is a double meaning, as the narrator refers to his former lover by the name of her presumed residence, Austin, Texas.

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