Major Moves (song)

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"Major Moves"
Single by Hank Williams Jr.
from the album Major Moves
B-side "Mr. Lincoln"
ReleasedJanuary 19, 1985
Length3:34
Label Warner Bros./Curb
Songwriter(s) Hank Williams Jr.
Producer(s) Jimmy Bowen, Hank Williams Jr.
Hank Williams Jr. singles chronology
"All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight"
(1984)
"Major Moves"
(1985)
"I'm for Love"
(1985)

"Major Moves" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter and musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released in January 1985 as the third single and title track from the album Major Moves . The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1985)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 10
Canadian RPM Country Tracks14

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 389.
  2. "Hank Williams, Jr. Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.