"All Jacked Up" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Gretchen Wilson. The song was released to country radio on August 1, 2005, by Epic Records Nashville as the lead single from Wilson's album All Jacked Up. She wrote the song with John Rich and Vicky McGehee. Wilson, Rich and Mark Wright produced the song.
| "All Jacked Up" | ||||
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| Single by Gretchen Wilson | ||||
| from the album All Jacked Up | ||||
| B-side | "When It Rains" | |||
| Released | August 1, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:31 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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| Gretchen Wilson singles chronology | ||||
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"All Jacked Up" debuted at number 21 on the US Hot Country Songs chart, breaking the record for the highest debut on the chart by a female artist.[1] It peaked at number eight, becoming Wilson's final top ten hit to date. In Canada it reached number two on the country chart.
Critical reception
editKevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a negative rating. He said that Wilson was trying too hard to recreate "Redneck Woman".[2]
Music video
editThe music video premiered on CMT on August 4, 2005, and was co-directed by Wilson with Deaton-Flanigen.[citation needed] The video features cameo appearances by Kid Rock, Hank Williams Jr., Charlie Daniels, and Larry the Cable Guy, who appears as himself and as an angry transvestite.
Chart performance
editOn the week of August 6, 2005, "All Jacked Up" debuted at number 21 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The song peaked at number 8, spending 20 weeks in total on the chart.
"All Jacked Up" debuted at number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of August 20, 2005. The song reached its peak position of number 42 and spent eleven weeks on the chart.
Charts
edit| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country (Radio & Records)[3] | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 42 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 8 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2005) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 58 |
| US Country Top 50 (Radio & Records)[7] | 62 |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "All Jacked Up" |
| 3:29 | |
| 2. | "When It Rains" (from Here for the Party) |
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| 3:02 |
References
edit- ^ "Chart Beat". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
- ^ Coyne, Kevin John (2005-08-04). "Gretchen Wilson - "All Jacked Up"". Country Universe. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
- ^ "Canada Country Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. September 30, 2005.
- ^ "Gretchen Wilson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Gretchen Wilson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Best of 2005: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2005. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- ^ "R&R Most Heard - Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. December 9, 2005.