She's Not the Cheatin' Kind

"She's Not the Cheatin' Kind"
Single by Brooks & Dunn
from the album Waitin' on Sundown
B-side"She's the Kind of Trouble"
ReleasedAugust 16, 1994
GenreHonky-tonk[1]
Length3:27
LabelArista 12740
SongwriterRonnie Dunn
Producers
Brooks & Dunn singles chronology
"That Ain't No Way to Go"
(1994)
"She's Not the Cheatin' Kind"
(1994)
"I'll Never Forgive My Heart"
(1994)

"She's Not the Cheatin' Kind" is a song written by Ronnie Dunn and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in August 1994 as the lead-off single from their album Waitin' on Sundown. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, becoming the duo's seventh Number One single.[2]

Music video

The music video is mostly in black-and-white, and was directed by Piers Plowden and premiered in mid-1994.

Chart positions

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 51
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 61

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Cahoon, Rick. ""She's Not the Cheatin' Kind" - Single Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 56.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2646." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 7, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  4. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  7. ^ "American single certifications – Brooks & Dunn – She's Not the Cheatin' Kind". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 14, 2024.