It peaked at number four on the US Country charts in 1993 and was released in February 1993 as the first single and title track from their second album Hard Workin' Man.

[1] In 2019, Brooks & Dunn re-recorded "Hard Workin' Man" with American country music duo Brothers Osborne for their album Reboot.

Country music singer Darius Rucker covered the song from The Last Rodeo Tour.

It features the duo playing the song at Red Rock Canyon, and in front of a crowd while in two Cadillac convertibles on Fremont Street in Las Vegas.

"Hard Workin' Man" debuted at number 57 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of February 6, 1993.