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Boondocks (song)

"Boondocks" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music group Little Big Town. It was released in May 2005 as the first single from their second studio album The Road to Here. It became their first Top 10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.[1] It was written by Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Roads, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook and Wayne Kirkpatrick. The song is one of the band's most enduring and popular hits and they often perform it at the end of their concerts.

"Boondocks"
Single by Little Big Town
from the album The Road to Here
ReleasedMay 2, 2005
Recorded2005
GenreCountry
Length4:32 (album version)
3:59 (radio single)
LabelEquity
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Wayne Kirkpatrick
  • Little Big Town
Little Big Town singles chronology
"Everything Changes"
(2002)
"Boondocks"
(2005)
"Bring It On Home"
(2006)
Music video
"Boondocks" at CMT.com

Background and writing edit

Originally, the song was titled "Waiting For the Sun to Go Down". According to Karen Fairchild, one of the group's members, "When we wrote it, it just wasn't there... We kind of set it aside for a few days and then Wayne [Kirkpatrick, one of the song's co-writers] came back."[2] The group later decided on turning the song into a Southern anthem, at which point Kirkpatrick suggested "I'm born and raised in the boondocks" (The line "waiting for the sun to go down" was transferred to "Bones", another song on the band's album[2]).

Content edit

"Boondocks" is an up-tempo song whose main theme is of rural pride ("I feel no shame, I'm proud of where I came from / I was born and raised in the boondocks"). In the song, all four of the group's members trade off lead and harmony vocals, with all four members singing in various combinations throughout.

Music video edit

A music video, directed by Roger Pistole, was released for the song. The music video was filmed in Watertown, Tennessee.

The video topped CMT's Top Twenty Countdown for the week of January 26, 2006.

Other notable versions edit

Chart performance edit

"Boondocks" debuted at #59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of June 4, 2005; it eventually peaked at #9. On the Billboard Hot 100, the single peaked at #46, becoming their first single to appear on the chart.

Chart (2005–2006) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 46
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 9

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ ""The road to harmony" (The Blade)". Toledoblade.com. Retrieved Oct 4, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Little Big Town follows 'the road to here'". Countrystandardtime.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Little Big Town Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  4. ^ "Little Big Town Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  5. ^ "American single certifications – Little Big Town – Boondocks". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

External links edit

  • Lyrics to Boondocks

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