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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Hillbilly Shoes
| name = Hillbilly Shoes
| Cover = Montgomery Gentry - Hillbilly Shoes.jpg
| cover = Montgomery Gentry - Hillbilly Shoes.jpg
| alt =
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| Artist = [[Montgomery Gentry]]
| type = single
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| from Album = [[Tattoos & Scars]]
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| artist = [[Montgomery Gentry]]
| Released = [[March 2]], [[1999 in country music|1999]]
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| album = [[Tattoos & Scars]]
| Recorded = 1998
| B-side = All Night Long
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| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| released = February 22, 1999
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| Length = 3:13
| format =
| recorded =
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| Writer = Bobby Taylor, Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis
| Producer = Joe Scaife
| studio =
| Last single =
| venue =
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| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| This single = "'''Hillbilly Shoes'''"<br />(1999)
| length = 3:13
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| Next single = "[[Lonely and Gone]]"<br />(1999)
| label = [[Sony Music Nashville|Columbia Nashville]]
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|-
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| writer = Bobby Taylor, Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis
| producer = Joe Scaife
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
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| next_title = [[Lonely and Gone]]
| next_year = 1999
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}}
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"'''Hillbilly Shoes'''" is a song recorded by American [[country music]] duo [[Montgomery Gentry]]. It was released in February 1999 as their debut single and the lead-off single to their debut album ''[[Tattoos & Scars]]''. It peaked at number 13 in the United States, and number 7 in Canada. It was written by Bobby Taylor, Mike Geiger and Woody Mullis. The song features Troy Gentry singing lead but in some parts there's Eddie Montgomery singing alone as lead vocals.


==Critical reception==
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"'''Hillbilly Shoes'''" is a song recorded by [[country music]] duo [[Montgomery Gentry]]. It is their debut single, and the lead-off single to their 1999 debut album ''[[Tattoos & Scars]]''. It peaked at #13 in the United States, and #7 in Canada.
Deborah Evans Price, of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "high-energy brand of traditional country blended with loads of outlaw attitude." She goes and says that the song has an "absolutely infectious guitar riff, sassy sawing fiddles, and Gentry's high-octane lead vocal."<ref>''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'', February 27, 1999</ref>


==Music video==
==Music video==
The music video was directed by Chris Rogers. It has been seen on [[CMT Pure Country]].
The music video was directed by Chris Rogers and premiered in early 1999.


==Chart positions==
==Chart positions==
"Hillbilly Shoes" debuted at number 70 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 13, 1999.
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!align="left"|Chart (1999)
!align="left"|Chart (1999)
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
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{{singlechart|Canadacountry|7|chartid=8164|publishdate=June 7, 1999|accessdate=July 7, 2013}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs
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|align="center"|13
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|{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|62|artist=Montgomery Gentry|artistid=336174}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100
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|{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|13|artist=Montgomery Gentry|artistid=336174}}
|align="left"|Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks
|align="center"|7
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===Year-end charts===
==Trivia==
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*The song was also featured in the soundtrack for the film: [[The_Dukes_of_Hazzard_(film)|The Dukes of Hazzard]].
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!scope="col"|Chart (1999)
!scope="col"|Position
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| Canada Country Tracks (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9956&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1999|work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|date=December 13, 1999|accessdate=July 7, 2013}}</ref>
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| align="center" | 47
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| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1999: Country Songs | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | date=1999| accessdate=July 7, 2013}}</ref>
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| align="center" | 62
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==References==
==References==
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*[[Allmusic]]


{{Montgomery Gentry}}
{{Montgomery Gentry}}

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[[Category:1999 songs]]
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[[Category:Songs written by Mike Geiger]]
[[Category:Songs written by Woody Mullis]]

Latest revision as of 13:52, 18 October 2024

"Hillbilly Shoes"
Single by Montgomery Gentry
from the album Tattoos & Scars
B-side"All Night Long"
ReleasedFebruary 22, 1999
GenreCountry
Length3:13
LabelColumbia Nashville
Songwriter(s)Bobby Taylor, Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis
Producer(s)Joe Scaife
Montgomery Gentry singles chronology
"Hillbilly Shoes"
(1999) 		"Lonely and Gone"
(1999)

"Hillbilly Shoes" is a song recorded by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in February 1999 as their debut single and the lead-off single to their debut album Tattoos & Scars. It peaked at number 13 in the United States, and number 7 in Canada. It was written by Bobby Taylor, Mike Geiger and Woody Mullis. The song features Troy Gentry singing lead but in some parts there's Eddie Montgomery singing alone as lead vocals.

Critical reception

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Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "high-energy brand of traditional country blended with loads of outlaw attitude." She goes and says that the song has an "absolutely infectious guitar riff, sassy sawing fiddles, and Gentry's high-octane lead vocal."[1]

Music video

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The music video was directed by Chris Rogers and premiered in early 1999.

Chart positions

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"Hillbilly Shoes" debuted at number 70 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 13, 1999.

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 62
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 13

Year-end charts

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Chart (1999) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 47
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 62

References

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  1. ^ Billboard, February 27, 1999
  2. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8164." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 7, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  3. ^ "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1999". RPM. December 13, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  6. ^ "Best of 1999: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
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