| "Red Solo Cup" | ||||
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| Single by Toby Keith | ||||
| from the album Clancy's Tavern | ||||
| Released | October 2011 | |||
| Format | Music download | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:46 | |||
| Label | Show Dog-Universal Music | |||
| Writer(s) | Brett Beavers Jim Beavers Brad Warren Brett Warren |
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| Producer | Toby Keith | |||
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"Red Solo Cup" is the title of a song recorded by American country music singer Toby Keith. It is the second single from his 2011 album Clancy's Tavern, from which it was released in October 2011[1][2], and is the only song on the album he did not co-write.
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"Red Solo Cup" is about the Solo Cup Company's red style of plastic cups, and their common usage at parties.[3] It is in the key of A major, with a primary chord pattern of A-Bm7-E-A on the verses, which are spoken-word.[4]. The song has many elements of country music that was popular in the 1940s.
Singer-songwriter duo The Warren Brothers co-wrote "Red Solo Cup" with Brett Beavers and his brother, Jim Beavers. The four of them formed a group they called The Warren Beavers, and decided to write something that would "make us all laugh and smile." According to Brett Warren, Jim Beavers did the majority of the writing.[5] Keith told CMT that it was "the stupidest song that I have ever heard in my life" but also "freakin' awesome."[6]
Giving it four stars out of five, Taste of Country writer Billy Dukes said, "It works because Keith makes no effort to pretend this is anything but a simple and stupid ditty."[7]
On December 6, 2011, the song was performed on the TV show Glee by Chord Overstreet and members of New Directions.
While Solo Cup Company does claim to offer biodegradable products, the plastic Red Solo cup referenced in the lyrics as being biodegradeable is not listed as such on the company's website. [8]
The music video includes cameos from Jeff Dunham and Bubba J, Carrot Top, Ted Nugent, Sammy Hagar, Craig Ferguson, Geoff Peterson, Roger Clemens, Eric Church, Joe Nichols, Richard Yochum, Lance Burton and Larry Bird among others.[9]
It has become a viral video on YouTube, with more than 600,000 views before the album's release.[10] The video surpassed 7 million views in December.[11]
| Chart (2011-12) | Peak position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[12] | 14 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 17 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14] | 29 |
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