Pull My Chain

Pull My Chain
Pull My Chain
Studio album by Toby Keith
Released	August 28, 2001
Genre	Country
Length	43:43
Label	DreamWorks
Producer	James Stroud; Toby Keith;
Toby Keith chronology
Singles from Pull My Chain
	"I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight"; Released: May 31, 2001; "I Wanna Talk About Me"; Released: August 20, 2001; "My List"; Released: January 1, 2002;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
CMT.com	Favorable^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B ^[3]

Pull My Chain is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on August 28, 2001 by DreamWorks Records. The album has been certified 2× Multi-Platinum in the U.S. for sales of two million copies. All three of this album's singles — "I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight", "I Wanna Talk About Me", and "My List" — were Number One hits on the Hot Country Songs charts between 2001 and 2002. Also included here is the track "I Can't Take You Anywhere", which was released by its co-writer, Scotty Emerick, as a single in 2003. The album was dedicated to his father Hubert Keith (H.K.) Covel, who died in March 2001.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight"	Toby Keith Scotty Emerick	2:45
2.	"I Wanna Talk About Me"	Bobby Braddock	3:04
3.	"I Can't Take You Anywhere"	Keith Emerick	3:33
4.	"You Leave Me Weak"	Keith Emerick	3:22
5.	"Tryin' to Matter"	Keith Emerick	4:00
6.	"Pull My Chain"	Keith Chuck Cannon	3:57
7.	"The Sha La La Song"	Keith Cannon	3:23
8.	"Pick 'Em Up and Lay 'Em Down"	Dave Loggins	4:15
9.	"Forever Hasn't Got Here Yet"	Keith Jim Femino	2:56
10.	"Yesterday's Rain"	Keith Emerick	3:07
11.	"My List"	Tim James Rand Bishop	3:21
12.	"You Didn't Have as Much to Lose"	Keith Cannon	3:00
13.	"Gimme 8 Seconds"	Keith Bernie Taupin	2:51

Personnel

Eddie Bayers – drums ("Gimme 8 Seconds")
Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
Scotty Emerick – background vocals ("I Can't Take You Anywhere"), acoustic guitar ("Tryin' to Matter")
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Clayton Ivey – piano
Toby Keith – lead vocals
Brent Mason – electric guitar
Steve Nathan – keyboards
John Robinson – drums (all tracks except "Gimme 8 Seconds")
Brent Rowan – electric guitar
Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
Curtis Wright – background vocals
Curtis Young – background vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	9
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Pull My Chain*
Chart (2001)	Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[6]	168
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[7]	12
US Billboard 200^[8]	138
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[9]	15

Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[10]	18
US Billboard 200^[11]	45
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[12]	8

Chart (2003)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[13]	45

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[14]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[15]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Pull My Chain at AllMusic
^ "Toby Keith: Pull My Chain [ECD]". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on November 13, 2002. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
^ Entertainment Weekly review
^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^ "Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on November 6, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^ "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Toby Keith – Pull My Chain". Music Canada. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
^ "American album certifications – Toby Keith – Pull My Chain". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 30, 2025.

[1] Pull My Chain at AllMusic

[2] "Toby Keith: Pull My Chain [ECD]". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on November 13, 2002. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[3] Entertainment Weekly review

[ac_Billboard200_Toby_Keith-4] "Toby Keith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Toby_Keith-5] "Toby Keith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

[6] "Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on November 6, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[7] "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.

[8] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

[9] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

[10] "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.

[11] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

[12] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

[13] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

[CanadaToby_KeithPull_My_ChainalbumCertRef-14] "Canadian album certifications – Toby Keith – Pull My Chain". Music Canada. Retrieved April 30, 2025.

[United_StatesToby_KeithPull_My_ChainalbumCertRef-15] "American album certifications – Toby Keith – Pull My Chain". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 30, 2025.

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