: When Keith told Nelson the title, the legend reportedly agreed to the duet before even hearing the music.

: At age 70, Nelson became the oldest artist at the time to top the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with this collaboration, which held the #1 spot for six weeks. The Music Video and Film The story expanded beyond the song into visual media:

The story of the hit song "" (2003) by Toby Keith and Willie Nelson begins with a catchy phrase Keith heard as a teenager. While working for a rodeo company in high school, Keith heard an elderly man use the toast " Whiskey for my men, beer for my horses " while they bedded down the stock at night.

When Keith completed the song, he immediately thought of Willie Nelson because of its Old West flair.