Walking the Floor Over You

"Walking the Floor Over You"
Single by Ernest Tubb
B-side"I'm Missing You"
ReleasedMay 28, 1941
RecordedApril 26, 1941[1]
StudioFort Worth, Texas[1]
GenreHonky-tonk
Length2:37
LabelDecca 5958[1]
Songwriter(s)Ernest Tubb
"Walking the Floor Over You"
Single by Pat Boone
from the album Pat Boone's Golden Hits Featuring Speedy Gonzales
A-side"Spring Rain"
Released1960
Recorded1960
GenrePop
Length2:20
LabelDot
Songwriter(s)Ernest Tubb
Pat Boone singles chronology
"Words"
(1960) 		"Walking the Floor Over You" / "Spring Rain"
(1960) 		"Candy Sweet" / "Delia Gone"
(1960)

"Walking the Floor Over You" is a country music song written by Ernest Tubb, recorded on April 26, 1941 in Fort Worth, Texas,[1] and released in the United States that year.[2]

The original version included only Tubb's vocals and acoustic guitar accompanied by "Smitty" Smith on electric guitar. Tubb later re-recorded the song with his band, the Texas Troubadours.[2]

The original single became a hit, reaching the number-23 spot[3] in the charts in 1941 but eventually the song sold over a million copies. Critic David Vinopal called "Walking the Floor Over You" the first honky tonk song that launched the musical genre itself.[4] Tubb's version is heard on the soundtrack of the 1980 film Coal Miner's Daughter.[5]

In 1998, the 1941 recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[6]

In 2022, the single was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[7]

  1. ^ a b c d "Decca matrix 93673. Walking the floor over you / Ernest Tubb". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  2. ^ a b Allmusic entry for Walking the Floor Over You Retrieved 14 May 2012
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 423. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  4. ^ Vinopal, David. "Ernest Tubb Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  6. ^ "GRAMMY Hall Of Fame | Hall of Fame Artists | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com.
  7. ^ Ulaby, Neda (13 April 2022). "The Library of Congress adds 25 titles, including Alicia Keys and Ricky Martin". NPR. Retrieved 13 April 2022.