Slave to the Habit
Encyclopedia
"Slave to the Habit" is the debut title of a song recorded by American country music artist Shane Minor
. It was released in March 1999 as the first single from the album Shane Minor
. The song reached number 20 on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
chart and peaked at number 8 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. It was written by Toby Keith
, Chuck Cannon
, and Kostas
.
Shane Minor
Shane Allen Minor is an American country music artist. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 1999, Minor released his self-titled album that year, and it produced three hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
. It was released in March 1999 as the first single from the album Shane Minor
Shane Minor (album)
Shane Minor is the self-titled debut album by country music artist Shane Minor. It contains the singles "Slave to the Habit", "Ordinary Love", and "I Think You're Beautiful", all of which entered the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts between 1999 and 2000...
. The song reached number 20 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart and peaked at number 8 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. It was written by Toby Keith
Toby Keith
Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...
, Chuck Cannon
Chuck Cannon
Charles Marion "Chuck" Cannon, Jr. is an American country music songwriter. His compositions include hit singles for Toby Keith and John Michael Montgomery. Cannon has also received awards for Broadcast Music Incorporated, as well as an Academy of Country Music award for Song of the Year...
, and Kostas
Kostas
Kostas Lazarides is a Greek-born American country music songwriter, known professionally as Kostas. He has written for several country music artists, including Dwight Yoakam, Patty Loveless, and Travis Tritt, and has won eleven awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated...
.
Chart performance
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 20 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 82 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 8 |