| "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" | ||||
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| Single by Trace Adkins | ||||
| from the album Songs About Me and Dangerous Man | ||||
| Released | October 3, 2005 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Genre | Country Country rock Country dance |
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| Length | 4:01 (album version) 3:36 (radio edit) 4:00 (video remix) |
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| Label | Capitol Records Nashville | |||
| Writer(s) | Dallas Davidson Randy Houser Jamey Johnson |
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| Producer | Dann Huff | |||
| Certification | Platinum (RIAA) | |||
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"Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" is a single, released in late 2005 by country music artist Trace Adkins. It was the last single from his album, Songs About Me. The song was a crossover hit for Adkins, peaking at #2 on the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart, and reaching the Top 40 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Pop 100 charts. It was also certified gold for more than 100,000 musical downloads.[1] Its ringtone also received more than 75,000 downloads.[2]
Honky Tonk Badonkadonk is also the name of a European compilation built around various mixes of the song.[3]
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According to Jamey Johnson, who co-wrote the song with Dallas Davidson and Randy Houser, said the idea for "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" came when Johnson and Davidson and Houser were watching a young woman dancing at a club. Randy Houser saw the woman as well, and came up with the title "honky tonk badonkadonk," in reference to the slang term "badonkadonk," which references shapely buttocks. It is assumed that the lyrics refer to buttocks which are pleasing to the narrator. Within an hour, the three had written the song.[4]
The lyrics, "Ol' TW's girlfriend slapped him out his chair" is most likely a shoutout to T.W. Cargile, Jamey Johnson's friend and producer.
A music video was also made, featuring an alternate, remixed version of the song.[1] The video remix, along with two other remixes and a reprise of the original mix, are also featured on Adkins' 2007 album Dangerous Man. The song was used in the film Crank: High Voltage. Craig Ferguson used this song for his cold opening on the 1,000th episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
"Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" entered the Hot Country Songs chart in early 2005 at number 58 based on unsolicited airplay. The song was officially released later in that same year and debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of October 1, 2005. It peaked at number 2 on the country chart in early 2006, behind "Jesus, Take the Wheel" by Carrie Underwood.
| Chart (2005–2006) | Peak position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 30 |
| US Billboard Pop 100 | 33 |
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