Little Red Wagon (Miranda Lambert song)

"Little Red Wagon"
Single by Miranda Lambert
from the album Platinum
Released January 12, 2015
Format Digital download
Recorded 2013–14
Genre Country
Length 3:24
Label RCA Nashville
Writer(s) Audra Mae, Joe Ginsberg
Producer(s) Frank Liddell, Chuck Ainlay, Glenn Worf
Miranda Lambert singles chronology
"Somethin' Bad"
(2014)		 "Little Red Wagon"
(2015)

"Little Red Wagon" is a song originally written as an Army cadence, then edited and performed by Audra Mae on her 2012 album Audra Mae & the Almighty Sound. It was covered by Miranda Lambert on her fifth studio album Platinum, and was released as its third single in January 2015.

Recording

Lambert said that she first heard of the song when John Eddie, with whom she had been touring at the time, recommended that she listen to an Audra Mae album. Upon hearing the song, Lambert felt that she wanted to record it, and asked Mae for permission to do so.[1]

Critical reception

Giving it a B+, Jon Freeman of Country Weekly wrote that "it's still fun to hear her back in spitfire mode". He praised the "strong use of dynamics" in the production, but thought that the lyrics were "on the silly side of cheeky".[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered on March 11, 2015.[3] In it, Lambert is shown checking into a remote motel surrounded by desert. She is shown walking her pet dog, lounging beside the pool, and sitting on one of the motel beds while the motel's housekeeper and receptionist are seen dancing while on the job. The video ends with Lambert leaving in her airstream brandishing a belt that reads 'Mrs. Shelton,' a reference to her marriage with Blake Shelton.

Chart performance

"Little Red Wagon" debuted at number 60 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week dated January 10, 2015. It also debuted at number 49 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of August 23, 2014, several months before being released as a single. As of April 2015, the song has sold 296,000 downloads in the US.[4]

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 56
Canada Country (Billboard)[6] 22
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 55
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] 16
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 5

References

  1. ↑ Wyland, Sarah (18 December 2014). "Miranda Lambert Releases “Little Red Wagon”". Great American Country. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Freeman, Jon (16 March 2015). "Reviews: Miranda Lambert - 'Little Red Wagon'". Country Weekly 22 (11): 66. ISSN 1074-3235.
  3. ↑ Vinson, Christina (March 11, 2015). "Miranda Lambert Debuts ‘Little Red Wagon’ Music Video". The Boot. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  4. ↑ Matt Bjorke (April 22, 2015). "Country Music’s Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of April 22, 2015". Roughstock.
  5. ↑ "Miranda Lambert Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Miranda Lambert.
  6. ↑ "Miranda Lambert Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canada Country for Miranda Lambert.
  7. ↑ "Miranda Lambert Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Miranda Lambert.
  8. ↑ "Miranda Lambert Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Airplay for Miranda Lambert.
  9. ↑ "Miranda Lambert Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Miranda Lambert.