Ball and Chain (Paul Overstreet song)

"Ball and Chain"
Single by Paul Overstreet
from the album Heroes
B-side	"Love Lives On"
Released	June 24, 1991
Genre	Country
Length	3:38
Label	RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Paul Overstreet Don Schlitz
Producer(s)	Brown Bannister Paul Overstreet
Paul Overstreet singles chronology
"Heroes" (1991) "Ball and Chain" (1991) "If I Could Bottle This Up" (1991)

"Ball and Chain" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Paul Overstreet. It was released in June 1991 as the third single from his album Heroes. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in October 1991.[1] It was written by Overstreet and Don Schlitz.

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2]	5
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]	72
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	59

References

1. Paul Overstreet Hot Country Songs Chart History
2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1658." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 26, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
3. "Paul Overstreet Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
4. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
5. "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.