Redneck Girl

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"Redneck Girl"
The Bellamy Brothers Redneck Girl Single.jpg
German single cover
Single by The Bellamy Brothers
from the album Strong Weakness
B-side "Let Your Love Flow"
ReleasedSeptember 1982
Genre Country, country rock
Length3:25
Label Elektra/Curb
Songwriter(s) David Bellamy
Producer(s) Jimmy Bowen, The Bellamy Brothers
The Bellamy Brothers singles chronology
"Get into Reggae Cowboy"
(1982)
"Redneck Girl"
(1982)
"When I'm Away from You"
(1983)

"Redneck Girl" is a song written by David Bellamy, and recorded by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. It was released in September 1982 as the first single from the album Strong Weakness. The song was the sixth number one country hit for The Bellamy Brothers. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart. [1]

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Cover versions

Charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks7

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 43.
  2. "The Bellamy Brothers Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.