"A Thousand Times a Day" is a song written by Gary Burr and Gary Nicholson. It was originally recorded by American country musician, singer, and songwriter George Jones on his 1993 album High-Tech Redneck. American singer Patty Loveless later recorded it for her third album with Epic Records, The Trouble with the Truth (1996). Her version was released in 1996 as that album's second single and charted for 20 weeks on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart, reaching number 13 during the week of July 27, 1996.