Gunnin'

Or see Gunning (disambiguation).

"Gunnin'"
Single by Hedley
from the album Hedley
Released	September 19, 2006
Recorded	2005
Genre	Acoustic rock [1]
Length	4:13(Album Version) 4:15 (Full Mix Version)
Label	Universal Canada Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Chris Crippin Dave Genn Jacob Hoggard Tommy Mac Dave Rosin
Producer(s)	GGGarth
Hedley singles chronology
"321" (2006) "Gunnin'" (2006) "Street Fight" (2006)

"Gunnin'" is song by Canadian pop punk band Hedley. It was released on September 19, 2006, as the fifth single from their self-titled debut studio album. The song was also included on the American version of Never Too Late , released via Capitol Records. ^[2] The song was written by the members of the band and by Dave Genn. ^[3] The single also topped Canada's MuchMusic Countdown in 2006.

Background

The music video for "Gunnin'" was directed by Kevin De Freitas and Chris Sargent, premiereing via MuchMusic in 2006. ^[4] In 2007, the song won "Best Pop Video" at the MMVAs. ^[5] "Gunnin'" reached number one on Canada's MuchMusic Countdown in the week of December 1, 2006. ^[6]

Chart performance

"Gunnin'" reached number 27 on the Billboard Canada CHR/Top 40. ^[7] The song also peaked at number 31 on Billboard Canada Hot AC. ^[8]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for "Gunnin'"

Year	Organization	Award	Result	Ref(s)
2006	Juno Awards	Producer of the Year	Nominated	[9]
2007	MuchMusic Video Awards	Best Pop Video of the Year	Won	[10]
		People's Choice: Favourite Canadian Group	Nominated
		Best Post-Production of the Year	Won

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gunnin'" (Full Mix)	4:15

Personnel

Credits for "Gunnin'" adapted from AllMusic. ^[11]

Hedley Jacob Hoggard – lead vocals Dave Rosin – guitar Tommy Mac – bass guitar Chris Crippin – drums, percussion Additional musicians Peter Barone – drums Dave Genn – guitar Ben Kaplan – guitar Brooks McKenna – guitar

Production Josh Bluman – assistant engineer Mike Cashin – mixing assistant Mike Fraser – mixing GGGarth – producer Ben Kaplan – programming Dean Maher – engineer James Morin – assistant engineer Shawn Penner – assistant engineer Kano Yajima – assistant engineer

Charts

Chart performance for "Gunnin'"

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Canada CHR/Top 40 ( Billboard ) [7]	27
Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) [8]	31

Release history

Release history for "Gunnin'"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Canada	September 19, 2006	Digital download	Universal Canada	[12]

References

1. "Hedley - BMI". BMI . MusicWorld. August 18, 2006. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
2. "Never Too Late - Album by Hedley". Apple Music . Retrieved June 30, 2021.
3. "Gunnin - Hedley". AllMusic . Retrieved July 6, 2021.
4. "Hedley - Gunnin' (Electric Version)". MuchMusic . Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
5. Raju Mudhar (June 18, 2007). "MMVAs take it to the street". The Toronto Star . Retrieved July 1, 2021.
6. Barry Kowal (November 21, 2016). "Canada's (MuchMusic) Weekly Singles Charts For 2006". Hits of All Decades. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
7. "Hedley History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
8. "Hedley Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
9. "Past Nominees and Winners - The Juno Awards". Juno Awards . Retrieved July 29, 2022.
10. "MuchMusic Awards 2007 - Nominees". MuchMusic . Archived from the original on April 16, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
11. "Gunnin' - Hedley Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved August 2, 2022.
12. "Gunnin [Full Mix] - Hedley (Digital Download - Universal #)". AllMusic . Retrieved August 11, 2024.