| "Play Something Country" | ||||
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| Single by Brooks & Dunn | ||||
| from the album Hillbilly Deluxe | ||||
| Released | June 6, 2005 | |||
| Format | Airplay Music download |
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville 82876-69945 | |||
| Writer(s) | Ronnie Dunn Terry McBride |
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| Producer | Kix Brooks Tony Brown Ronnie Dunn |
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| Certification | Gold (U.S.) | |||
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"Play Something Country" is the title of a song recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn, co-written by Ronnie Dunn and Terry McBride. It was released in June 2005 as the first single from the duo's 2005 album Hillbilly Deluxe. In September of that year, the song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, becoming the twentieth and final Number One hit of the duo's career.
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The idea came to Dunn after a show in Minnesota. According to McBride, who played bass guitar in Brooks & Dunn's road band, Dunn "comes busting onto the bus and says, 'how about this idea?' and he howls that ah oooh, aw, play something country!"[1] Inspired by Gretchen Wilson, with whom they had been touring, McBride and Dunn decided to base the song's central character on Wilson's image, creating a "ballsy chick that bursts into the barroom, puts her hand on her hip […] and goes, 'play something country!'"[1] After McBride told Wilson that she was the inspiration for "Play Something Country," Wilson replied that she loved the song.[1]
"Play Something Country" is an up-tempo song backed by electric guitar and a horn section. Its lyrics are the narrator's description of a female character who wants to hear country music.
Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a negative rating. He summarized up his review by saying "when the hook is Ronnie Dunn howling like a dog, you know you’re in trouble." [2]
The music video was directed by Michael Salomon and premiered in mid-2005.
"Play Something Country" debuted at #37 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of June 4, 2005. It's the 20th and final Number One hit of Brooks And Dunn's career.
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 37 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 53 |
| Preceded by "Mississippi Girl" by Faith Hill |
Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single September 17, 2005 |
Succeeded by "A Real Fine Place to Start" by Sara Evans |
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