Suds in the Bucket

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"Suds in the Bucket"
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Single by Sara Evans
from the album Restless
ReleasedMay 5, 2004
Recorded2003
Genre Country
Length3:49
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Billy Montana, Tammy Wagoner
Producer(s) Sara Evans, Paul Worley
Sara Evans singles chronology
"Perfect"
(2003)
"Suds in the Bucket"
(2004)
"Tonight"
(2004)

"Suds in the Bucket" is a song written by Billy Montana and Tammy Wagoner and recorded by American country music singer Sara Evans. It was released in May 2004 as the third single from Evans' 2003 album Restless . It became her third number-one single on the US Country charts, and her first since "Born to Fly" in early 2001. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA on August 18, 2023.

Contents

The song appears in the game Karaoke Revolution Country and is included in the Rock Band: Country Track Pack. [1] It was presented as well by contestant Brennley Brown on The Voice on May 15, 2017.

Content

This up-tempo song tells the story of a girl who abruptly runs off to Las Vegas one day with her boyfriend, leaving the "suds in the bucket and the clothes hangin' out on the line," noting how quickly it happened. The gossip and drama then spreads to other parts of their hometown, like a hair salon and the local church.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that it is "awash in fiddle and steel guitar and has a catchy chorus." She goes on to call the lyric "cute and will remind all parents of the fleeting joys of childhood and how quickly the kids begin building their own lives." [2]

Music video

The music video follows the lyrics of the song. It shows a young girl running away from home with a boy to go get married. The song is intercut with scenes of Evans singing in front of laundry drying in the front yard of a home, in a beauty shop, and in a church. The video was directed by Peter Zavadil.

The video reached the top of CMT's Top Twenty Countdown for the week of September 9, 2004.

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 33

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 8

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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