Redneck Woman
| "Redneck Woman" | |||||||
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| Single by Gretchen Wilson | |||||||
| from the album Here for the Party | |||||||
| B-side | "Here for the Party" | ||||||
| Released | March 23, 2004 | ||||||
| Format | CD single | ||||||
| Recorded | 2004 | ||||||
| Genre | Country | ||||||
| Length | 3:42 | ||||||
| Label | Epic | ||||||
| Writer(s) |
John Rich Gretchen Wilson | ||||||
| Producer(s) |
Joe Scaife Mark Wright | ||||||
| Gretchen Wilson singles chronology | |||||||
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"Redneck Woman" is the a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Gretchen Wilson. It was released in March 2004 as the lead-off single to her multi-platinum debut album Here for the Party. The song was also Wilson's only number one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, and also earned her a No. 22 pop hit in the U.S. Wilson wrote this song with John Rich.
The song, which is considered Wilson's signature song,[1] also earned a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 2005.[2]
The song appears on the games Karaoke Revolution Country and “Country Dance”.
In 2005, Jill Johnson covered the song on her album Being Who You Are.[3]
Music Video
In the video, Wilson is depicted performing in a western-style club with a live band, cage girls dancing in the background, and patrons in the crowd that are drinking beer. Scenes of Wilson driving a 1973-87 General Motors pickup truck and a four-wheeler through the mud with two men are interspersed throughout the video. The music video includes the following guest stars: Big and Rich, Tanya Tucker, Hank Williams, Jr. and Kid Rock. The music video was ranked #11 on CMT's 100 Greatest Videos in 2008.
Chart performance
The song spent five weeks at number 1 on the Hot Country Songs charts.[4] In doing so, it became the first number 1 hit on that chart for a female solo act since "Blessed" by Martina McBride in April 2002, and the first for Epic Records Nashville since "It Must Be Love" in December 1998.[5]
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[6] | 50 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] | 42 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 22 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2004) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 11 |
"Redbird Fever"
In late 2004, Wilson recorded a re-written version, titled "Redbird Fever" to commemorate the St. Louis Cardinals' entering the World Series (as well as her devotion to the team). "Redbird Fever" spent one week at #60 on the country singles charts dated for the week ending November 13, 2004.[4]
Television
In the third episode of the TV series Smash, Katharine McPhee performed the song in a karaoke bar.[11]
A contestant on the reality show Killer Karaoke sang the song while being dunked into a tank on snakes.
Parodies
- American parody artist Cledus T. Judd released a parody of "Redneck Woman" titled "Paycheck Woman" on his 2004 album Bipolar and Proud.
References
- ↑ "Rowdy country singer Gretchen Wilson lets fans see a softer side". SJ-R.com. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
- ↑ Rogers, Nick (2007-08-09). "'Redneck Woman' Wilson is here for the party". SJ-R.com. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
- ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 471. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ "Wilson ends female drought atop country chart". Billboard. 29 May 2004. p. 72. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Gretchen Wilson – Redneck Woman". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ↑ "Gretchen Wilson: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ↑ "Gretchen Wilson – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Gretchen Wilson. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ↑ "Gretchen Wilson – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Gretchen Wilson. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ↑ "Best of 2004: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120309234538/http://www.imdb.com/video/hulu/vi2650972441/. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2012. Missing or empty
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| Preceded by "Mayberry" by Rascal Flatts |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single May 29-June 26, 2004 |
Succeeded by "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" by Montgomery Gentry |