Artist: George Strait
George Strait, often called the “King of Country,” is one of the most influential and enduring figures in American country music. With a career spanning over four decades, Strait has recorded dozens of chart‑topping singles, earned numerous awards, and helped define the traditional country sound that continues to inspire new generations of artists.
Song Context
“All My Ex’s Live in Texas” was released in 1990 as the lead single from Strait’s album Livin’ It Up. Written by Sanger D. Shafer and Max D. Barnes, the song tells a humorous, tongue‑in‑cheek story of a man who has been “ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑ex‑