| "Don't Get Me Started" | ||||
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| Single by Rhett Akins | ||||
| from the album Somebody New | ||||
| B-side | "I Was Wrong"[1] | |||
| Released | March 26, 1996 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:22 | |||
| Label | Decca Nashville | |||
| Writer(s) | Rhett Akins Sam Hogin Mark D. Sanders |
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| Producer | Mark Wright | |||
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"Don't Get Me Started" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in March 1996 as the lead single from Akins' Somebody New album, it is also Akins' only Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.[1] The song also peaked at number 3 on the RPM Country Tracks in Canada. It was written by Akins, Sam Hogin, and Mark D. Sanders.
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The song discusses the fireworks that occur when you first fall in love.
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that while the song had the potential to "descend into sticky sweetness", the "earnestness in Akins' vocals elevates the song and makes this a thoroughly enjoyable outing."[2]
"Don't Get Me Started" debuted at number 65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 30, 1996. It spent 21 weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts.
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 3 |
| Preceded by "Daddy's Money" by Ricochet |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single August 3, 1996 |
Succeeded by "Carried Away" by George Strait |