Try Not to Look So Pretty

1994 single by Dwight Yoakam

"Try Not to Look So Pretty"

Single by Dwight Yoakam

from the album This Time

B-side

"Wild Ride"

Released

February 14, 1994

Recorded

1993

Genre

Country

Length

2:52

Label

Reprise 18341

Songwriter(s)

Dwight Yoakam, Kostas

Producer(s)

Pete Anderson

Dwight Yoakam singles chronology

"Fast as You"
(1993)

"Try Not to Look So Pretty"
(1994)

"Pocket of a Clown"
(1994)

"Try Not to Look So Pretty" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in February 1994 as the fourth single from his album This Time. The song peaked at number 14 in the United States and at number 4 in Canada.^[1] It was written by Yoakam and Kostas.

Music video

The music video was directed Gregory R. Alosio with help from Dwight Yoakam.

Chart performance

"Try Not to Look So Pretty" debuted at number 74 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 19, 1994.

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	14

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	36

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2468." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 9, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
^ "Dwight Yoakam Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.