Stealing Cinderella
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| “Stealing Cinderella” | |||||
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| Single by Chuck Wicks from the album Starting Now |
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| Released | September 10, 2007 | ||||
| Format | CD single Digital download |
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| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 4:04 | ||||
| Label | RCA Nashville | ||||
| Writer(s) | Chuck Wicks George Teren Rivers Rutherford |
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| Producer | Dann Huff Monty Powell |
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"Stealing Cinderella" is the debut single of American country music artist Chuck Wicks. Released in September of 2007, the single was co-written by Chuck along with songwriters George Teren and Rivers Rutherford. The single produced the biggest debut for any new country artist in all of 2007, with fifty-two Billboard-monitored stations in the United States adding the song in its first official week of airplay.[1][2]
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[edit] Content
"Stealing Cinderella" is a ballad which, through allusions to the fairy tale of Cinderella, the narrator tells of a conversation with his girlfriend's father, asking for the father's permission to marry his daughter.[1][3] Throughout the conversation, the young man realizes that, although she is an adult, the father will always think of his daughter as a young girl -- one who is "playing Cinderella, riding her first bike / Bouncing on the bed and looking for a pillow fight". In addition, the young man discovers that although the daughter may think of the young man as Prince Charming, the father views him as "just some fella / Riding in and stealing Cinderella". By the song's bridge, the daughter is called into the room; as she gives her father a hug, the younger man begins to understand the father's point of view as well -- that he, the younger man, is indeed the one who is "stealing Cinderella".
[edit] Public performance
On August 25, 2007, Wicks performed the song at his Grand Ole Opry debut.[4] In October of 2007, Wicks was invited by University of Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer to perform "Stealing Cinderella" at the wedding of Fulmer's daughter Courtney.[1]
[edit] Chart performance
On the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts dated for the week of September 8, 2007, "Stealing Cinderella" debuted at #53.[5] Fifty-two of the country music stations on Billboard's panel added the song in its first official week of airplay, boosting it to #42 that week.[2]
[edit] Peak positions
| Chart (2007-2008) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 56 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 99 |
| Canadian Country Singles Chart | 11 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 81 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Chuck Wicks performs "Stealing Cinderella" at wedding of UT coach's daughter. Country Standard Time (2007-10-01). Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
- ^ a b Chuck Wicks debut single. Country Standard Time (2007-09-17). Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
- ^ Chuck Wicks - "Stealing Cinderella". The 9513 (2007-09-18). Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
- ^ Chuck Wicks Kicks Off Whirlwind Weekend with Grand Ole Opry Debut. RCA Records (2007-8-21). Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
- ^ Billboard Hot Country Songs chart listing for "Stealing Cinderella". Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
[edit] External links
- Song lyrics at SmartLyrics.com
