"This Cowboy Song" is a song by English musician Sting. Alongside "When We Dance", it is one of two new tracks included on his first compilation album, ' released in November 1994. Recorded at Lake House in Wiltshire throughout August and September 1994, the song centers around the concept of one's own mortality from the point of view of a cowboy pondering his current life. "This Cowboy Song" was released as the album's second single on 30 January 1995 by A&M Records, becoming a top-40 hit in the United Kingdom, Canada, Iceland, and Ireland.
"This Cowboy Song" became a top-20 hit in Sting's native UK, peaking at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was not released as a single in the United States but did chart in Canada, reaching number 34 on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart. A music video was made for the song, directed by Howard Greenhalgh. It was filmed in Spain and featured what Sting referred to as "every cliché that's ever been filmed for a Western".
Emma Cochrane from Smash Hits gave the song three out of five, writing, "A few years back Grandpa Sting released a mellow track called 'Bring On the Night'. Now he's releasing it again, only he's called it 'The Cowboy Song'. Alright, so he's changed the words, but the tune is exactly the same and it sounds nothing like riding along on the range with a trusty can of beans by your side."
All tracks were written by Sting.