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"Rock This Country!" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain, it was the tenth single released to country radio from her 1997 album Come on Over. Written by Mutt Lange and Twain, "Rock This Country!" was released to North American country radio stations in late 1999. With no promotional performances or CD single, the song was the lowest charting single at country radio from the album. "Rock This Country!" was the closing song each night on both the Come on Over Tour and Up! Tour. It is the only song to stay the same on both the original and International versions of Come on Over. Al Gore used "Rock This Country!" as the theme song to his 2000 Presidential Campaign.[1] Hillary Clinton has selected "Rock This Country!" as a candidate theme song for her 2008 Presidential campaign.[2]
[edit] Critical reception
Billboard applauded the song saying it "pushes all the buttons that should make it a natural for today's young country audience" and calling it "a rollicking, fiddle-laced number that should become a weekend anthem".[3]
[edit] Music video
"Rock This Country!" video
The music video for "Rock This Country!" was taken directly from Twain's 1999 Come on Over special from Dallas. It was filmed on November 25, 1999 and released on December 23, 1999. Directing credit is given to Larry Jordan. This video was the second consecutive live video released from the Come on Over album, and third overall, as both "Honey, I'm Home" and "Come on Over" were issued live videos. The video is known for Twain's "space-age" looking outfit. It is available on Twain's DVD The Platinum Collection.
[edit] Chart performance
"Rock This Country!" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of January 15, 2000 at number 58. The single spent 17 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number 30 on February 26, 2000, where it remained for three weeks. "Rock This Country!" became the first single from Come on Over to miss both the top ten and top twenty, it became her lowest peaking single since "God Bless the Child" which peaked at number 48.
[edit] Audio versions
- Album Version (4:23)
- Radio Edit (3:59)
[edit] Charts
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