Somebody Slap Me

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"Somebody Slap Me"
Single by John Anderson
from the album Takin' the Country Back
B-side "We've Got a Good Thing Goin'"
ReleasedJuly 5, 1997
Genre Country
Length3:24
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Keith Stegall
John Anderson singles chronology
"My Kind of Crazy"
(1996)
"Somebody Slap Me"
(1997)
"Small Town"
(1997)

"Somebody Slap Me" is a song recorded by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in July 1997 as the first single from the album Takin' the Country Back . The song reached #22 on the Billboard Hot Country Single & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Bob McDill and Roger Murrah.

John Anderson (musician) American country musician

John David Anderson is an American country musician with a successful career that has lasted more than 30 years. Starting in 1977 with the release of his first single, "I've Got a Feelin' ", Anderson has charted more than 40 singles on the Billboard country music charts, including five number ones: "Wild and Blue", "Swingin'", "Black Sheep", "Straight Tequila Night", and "Money in the Bank". He has also recorded 22 studio albums on several labels. His newest album, Goldmine, was released on May 26, 2015, on the Bayou Boys Music label.

<i>Takin the Country Back</i> album by John Anderson

Takin' the Country Back is the seventeenth studio album of country music artist John Anderson. It was released in 1997 under the Mercury Records label. The album produced the singles: "Somebody Slap Me", which peaked at 22 on Country charts, "Small Town", which peaked at 44 and the title track, which peaked at 41. Also included on the album was a cover of the Van Morrison's 1967 hit "Brown Eyed Girl" from his album Blowin' Your Mind!.

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

Billboard is an American entertainment media brand owned by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of Eldridge Industries. It publishes pieces involving news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style, and is also known for its music charts, including the Hot 100 and Billboard 200, tracking the most popular songs and albums in different genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows.

Chart performance

Chart (1997)Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [2] 15
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 22
Canadian RPM Country Tracks35

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 23.
  2. "John Anderson Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  3. "John Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.