The Emptiest Arms in the World

"The Emptiest Arms in the World"
Single by Merle Haggard and The Strangers
from the album I Love Dixie Blues
B-side"Radiator Man from Wasco"
ReleasedMarch 10, 1973
GenreCountry
Length3:19
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Merle Haggard
Producer(s)Ken Nelson
Fuzzy Owen
Merle Haggard and The Strangers singles chronology
"I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me"
(1972)
"The Emptiest Arms in the World"
(1973)
"Everybody's Had the Blues"
(1973)

"The Emptiest Arms in the World" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in March 1973 as the second single from the album I Love Dixie Blues. The song peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It reached number twelve on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks.