Self Made Man (song)

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"Self Made Man"
Single by Montgomery Gentry
from the album Tattoos & Scars
ReleasedApril 22, 2000
Genre Country
Length3:35
Label Columbia Nashville
Songwriter(s) Wynn Varble, Jay Knowles
Producer(s) Joe Scaife
Montgomery Gentry singles chronology
"Daddy Won't Sell the Farm"
(1999)
"Self Made Man"
(2000)
"All Night Long"
(2000)

"Self Made Man" is a song recorded by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in April 2000 as the fourth single from the album Tattoos & Scars . The song reached #31 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Wynn Varble and Jay Knowles.

Contents

Content

The song's subject matter is about how, although a range of factors can be blamed for one's successes and failures, ultimately it is oneself that is to blame for both.

Critical reception

A review in Billboard was positive, contrasting the song with the "hillbilly bluster" of their previous singles while also praising the "regret" in Eddie Montgomery's vocal delivery. [2]

Chart performance

Chart (2000)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 31

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 228.
  2. "Reviews". Billboard: 47–48. April 29, 2000.
  3. "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.