Hands of a Working Man


"Hands of a Working Man" is a song written by D. Vincent Williams and Jim [Collins (singer)|Jim Collins], and recorded by American country music artist Ty Herndon. It was released in January 1999 as the third single from his album, Big Hopes. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in May 1999, and was Herndon's last Top Ten country hit.

Critical reception

Chuck Taylor, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that the Herndon "offers a solid song and a strong performance that should be widely embraced by country programmers and the working-class listeners who live this lyric."

Music video

The music video was directed by Chris Rogers and premiered in early 1999.

Chart performance

Year-end charts