Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing
"Mama Don't Get Dressed Up For Nothing" | ||||
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Single by Brooks & Dunn | ||||
from the album Borderline | ||||
B-side | "Tequila Town" | |||
Released | September 2, 1996[1] | |||
Format | CD Single, 7" | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 4:07 | |||
Label | Arista 13043 | |||
Writer(s) | Kix Brooks Ronnie Dunn Don Cook |
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Producer(s) | Kix Brooks Don Cook Ronnie Dunn |
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Brooks & Dunn singles chronology | ||||
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"Mama Don't Get Dressed Up For Nothing" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in September 1996 as the third single from their CD Borderline. The song received moderate success on the US Country chart, where it peaked at number 13, while it was a number 8 hit in Canada. This is the fourth single to feature Kix Brooks on lead vocals instead of Ronnie Dunn. Kix and Ronnie wrote this song, along with Don Cook.
Music video
The music video for this song was directed by Michael Oblowitz. The video takes place at a Brooks & Dunn concert, with certain scenes cutting to two women who are preparing to go to the concert and make a quick stop and the girl smashes a picture on the road, and also cutting to a man at a ranch. The album cover of the duo's album Borderline can be barely seen in the background of the stage at the concert at the beginning of the video. The two women are seen at the concert among the entire audience towards the end of the video.
Chart positions
"Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing" debuted at number 74 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of September 14, 1996.
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 8 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 13 |
Parodies
- American country music parody artist Cledus T. Judd released a parody of "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up For Nothing" titled "Cledus Don't Stop Eatin' For Nuthin'" on his 1998 album "Did I Shave My Back For This?".
References
- ↑ AOL Music profile for "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing"
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9926." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 25, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Brooks & Dunn – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Brooks & Dunn.
External links
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- Singlechart usages for Canadacountry
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- Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs
- 1996 singles
- 1996 songs
- Brooks & Dunn songs
- Songs written by Kix Brooks
- Songs written by Ronnie Dunn
- Songs written by Don Cook
- Song recordings produced by Don Cook
- Arista Nashville singles
- 1990s country song stubs