When
country music duo
Brooks & Dunn released a
cover version of "My Maria" in 1996, the song reached No. 1 on the
US country chart. Their version of the song appears on their album
Borderline, released in 1996 on
Arista Records and accompanied by a music video directed by South African filmmaker
Michael Oblowitz. In addition, their version was the No. 1 country song of 1996 according to Billboard, and won the duo its second Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Vocal Group or Duo. Dunn subsequently claimed in an interview with
Billboard later that year that he was initially reluctant to record "My Maria" because the duo had not previously recorded any cover songs. In addition, this song was performed as their last performance before their initial split at the 2010
ACM Awards on April 18, 2010, as well at the 50th anniversary of the ACM Awards on April 19, 2015. In 2019, Brooks & Dunn re-recorded "My Maria" with American country music artist
Thomas Rhett for their album
Reboot.
Chart history "My Maria" debuted at number 30 on the U.S.
Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of April 6, 1996.
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