Gonna Get a Life
| "Gonna Get a Life" | ||||
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| File:Mark Chesnutt - Gonna Get a Life single.png | ||||
| Single by Mark Chesnutt | ||||
| from the album What a Way to Live | ||||
| B-side | "Half of Everything (And All of My Heart)"[1] | |||
| Released | February 21, 1995[2] | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Writer(s) | Jim Lauderdale, Frank Dycus[3] | |||
| Producer(s) | Mark Wright | |||
| Mark Chesnutt singles chronology | ||||
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"Gonna Get a Life" is a song written by Jim Lauderdale and Frank Dycus, and recorded by American country music singer Mark Chesnutt. It was released in February 1995 as the third single from his album What a Way to Live. The song became Chesnutt's sixth U.S. Country Music charts Number One in May of that year.[1]
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Background and writing
Jim Lauderdale told Taste of Country that he was working at co-writer Frank Dycus' house that day and while taking a break he played a melody that he came up with. Dycus came up with the title and then wrote the rest of the lyrics.[4]
Critical reception
Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "spicy mix of country and cajun."[5]
Music video
The music video was directed by Sherman Halsey and premiered in early 1995. It was filmed in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Chart performance
"Gonna Get a Life" debuted at number 68 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 25, 1995.
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 2 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[8] | 66 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 22 |
| Preceded by | Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single May 20, 1995 |
Succeeded by "What Mattered Most" by Ty Herndon |
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- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8999." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 15, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Mark Chesnutt – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Mark Chesnutt.
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