"It's a Cheating Situation" is a song recorded by American country music artists Moe Bandy and Janie Fricke. It was released in January 1979 as the first single and title track from Bandy's album It's a Cheating Situation. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. The song was written by Sonny Throckmorton and Curly Putman. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 1979 singles Moe Bandy songs Janie Fricke songs Songs written by Curly Putman Songs written by Sonny Throckmorton Male–female vocal duets