Gaslighter (song)

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"Gaslighter"
Single by The Chicks
from the album Gaslighter
ReleasedMarch 4, 2020 (2020-03-04)
Genre Country
Length3:23
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jack Antonoff
  • Dixie Chicks
The Chicks singles chronology
"The Neighbor"
(2007)		"Gaslighter"
(2020)		"Julianna Calm Down"
(2020)
Music video
"Gaslighter" on YouTube

"Gaslighter" is a song recorded by American country music group The Chicks from their eighth studio album of the same name. The song was written and produced by the group and Jack Antonoff. [1] [2] "Gaslighter" was the final release by the group before changing their name to "The Chicks" in June 2020.

Contents

Composition

The title of the song refers to gaslighting. [3] The song has been described as an "empowering", [4] "fiery", [1] and "scathing" anthem. [5]

Critical reception

Pitchfork awarded "Gaslighter" their "Best New Track" distinction, with Sam Sodomsky writing that it "merges the open-road optimism of their early records with the sharper power-pop" of their previous album many years earlier, Taking the Long Way . [6]

Personnel

The Chicks

Additional musicians

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Seanne Farmer, [1] and has been described as "a throwback to old school political propaganda". [7]

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 3 Shaffer, Claire (March 4, 2020). "Dixie Chicks Burn It All Down With New Song 'Gaslighter'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ Bernstein, Jonathan (March 4, 2020). "You Definitely Need to Hear This New Dixie Chicks Song". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ Yahr, Emily (March 5, 2020). "The Dixie Chicks release first new music in 14 years — a scathing anthem called 'Gaslighter'". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  4. ↑ Leimkuehler, Matthew. "Dixie Chicks are back after 14 years with empowering 'Gaslighter' song, announce date for new album". The Tennessean . Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  5. ↑ Yahr, Emily. "The Dixie Chicks release first new music in 14 years — a scathing anthem called 'Gaslighter'". Washington Post.
  6. ↑ Sodomsky, Sam (March 4, 2020). ""Gaslighter" by Dixie Chicks Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  7. ↑ Kirkl, Justin (March 4, 2020). "The First Dixie Chicks Single in 14 Years Is a Prescient and Powerful Return". Esquire . Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Country Songs Top 40 Australian Airplay Chart".
  9. ↑ "Dixie Chicks Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Dixie Chicks Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  11. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Dixie Chicks Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Dixie Chicks Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Dixie Chicks Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2020.


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