Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll
"Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" is a song by English country rock trio the Woolpackers, written by Eddie Phillips and Bob Garner of the Creation and produced by Nigel Wright. The song was created as an attempt to cash in on the line dancing trend that was prominent in the United Kingdom at the time using three actors from the ITV soap opera Emmerdale: Steve Halliwell, Billy Hartman, and Alun Lewis, who performed the song on an episode of the programme.[3][4]
| "Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" | ||||
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| Single by the Woolpackers | ||||
| from the album Emmer Dance | ||||
| B-side | "Line Dancing" | |||
| Released | 4 November 1996[1] | |||
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| Genre | Country[2][3] | |||
| Length | 2:36 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Nigel Wright | |||
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| "Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" on YouTube | ||||
"Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" was released as a single in the UK on 4 November 1996 and reached number five on the UK Singles Chart, earning a gold sales certification in October 2022 for sales and streams of over 400,000 units in the UK alone. The track stayed in the UK top 20 for nine weeks and was the country's 41st-best-selling single of 1996.
Track listings edit
UK CD and cassette single[5][6]
- "Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll"
- "Line Dancing"
- "Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" (instrumental)
UK and Irish CD single (with poster)[7]
- "Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll"
- "Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" (Wand's Fully Dramatised club mix)
- "Line Dancing"
- "Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" (instrumental)
Credits and personnel edit
Credits are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes.[5]
Studios
- Recorded and mixed at Metropolis Studios, Westside Studios (London, England), Skratch Studios (Surrey, England), and The Enterprise (Los Angeles)
Personnel
- Edwin Michael Phillips – writing
- Robert Anthony Garner – writing
- Nigel Wright – production
- Robin Sellars – engineering
- Lee McCutcheon – programming
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
| Year-end charts edit
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Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
| ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 2 November 1996. p. 41.
- ^ Macdonald, Bob (23 November 1996). "Breakin' & Entering". Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 47. p. 19.
The quasi-country singalong single Hillbilly Rock, Hillbilly Roll...
- ^ a b Masterton, James (10 November 1996). "Week Ending November 16th 1996". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Shaw, Megan (27 March 2021). "The Woolpackers: Emmerdale's Former Band We Would All Rather Forget". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll (UK CD single liner notes). The Woolpackers. RCA Records, BMG. 1996. 74321425412.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll (UK cassette single sleeve). The Woolpackers. RCA Records, BMG. 1996. 74321425414.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll (UK & Irish CD single liner notes). The Woolpackers. RCA Records, BMG. 1996. 74321 44513 2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 48. 30 November 1996. p. 13.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Woolpackers: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles 1996". Music Week. 25 January 1997. p. 25.
- ^ "British single certifications – Woolpackers – Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 October 2022.