"If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)" | ||||
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Single by Joe Diffie | ||||
from the album A Thousand Winding Roads | ||||
B-side | "I Ain't Leavin' 'Til She's Gone" | |||
Released | April 2, 1991 | |||
Format | CD Single | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:45 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Writer(s) | Ken Spooner, Kim Williams | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Montgomery, Johnny Slate | |||
Joe Diffie singles chronology | ||||
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"If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)" is a song written by Ken Spooner and Kim Williams, and recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. It was released in April 1991 as the third single from his debut album, A Thousand Winding Roads.
The music video was directed by Michael Salomon and premiered in early 1991.
The song debuted at number 47 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated April 6, 1991. It charted for 20 weeks on that chart, and peaked at number 1 on the country chart dated June 15, 1991, giving Diffie his second Number One single.