Boondocks (song)

"Boondocks" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music group Little Big Town. It was released in May 2005 as the first single from their album The Road to Here. It became their first Top 10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.^[2] It was written by Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Roads, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook and Wayne Kirkpatrick.

Background and writing

Originally, the song was titled "Waiting For the Sun to Go Down". According to Karen Fairchild, one of the group's members, "When we wrote it, it just wasn't there... We kind of set it aside for a few days and then Wayne [Kirkpatrick, one of the song's co-writers] came back."^[3] The group later decided on turning the song into a Southern anthem, at which point Kirkpatrick suggested "I'm born and raised in the boondocks" (The line "waiting for the sun to go down" was transferred to "Bones", another song on the band's album^[3]).

Content

"Boondocks" is an up-tempo song whose main theme is of rural pride ("I feel no shame, I'm proud of where I came from / I was born and raised in the boondocks"). In the song, all four of the group's members trade off lead and harmony vocals, with all four members singing in various combinations throughout. Jerry Douglas plays Dobro.

Music video

A music video, directed by Roger Pistole, was released for the song. The music video was filmed in Watertown, Tennessee.

The video topped CMT's Top Twenty Countdown for the week of January 26, 2006.

Other notable versions

Etta James recorded an R&B version for her 2011 album The Dreamer.

Chart performance

"Boondocks" debuted at #59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of June 4, 2005; it eventually peaked at #9. On the Billboard Hot 100, the single peaked at #46, becoming their first single to appear on the chart.

Chart (2005–06)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	46
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	9

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)^[6]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

↑ AngryCountry.com - Little Big Town Releasing New Single
↑ toledoblade.com - Better Days for Little Big Town
1 2 Little Big Town follows 'the road to here', December 2005
↑ "Little Big Town – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Little Big Town. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
↑ "Little Big Town – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Little Big Town. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
↑ "American single certifications – Little Big Town – Boondocks". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 9, 2013. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

Little Big Town

Karen Fairchild Kimberly Roads Schlapman Phillip Sweet Jimi Westbrook

Studio albums	Little Big Town The Road to Here A Place to Land The Reason Why Tornado Pain Killer Wanderlust

Notable singles	"Don't Waste My Time" "Boondocks" "Bring It On Home" "Good as Gone" "A Little More You" "I'm with the Band" "Fine Line" "Little White Church" "Pontoon" "Tornado" "Your Side of the Bed" "Sober" "Day Drinking" "Girl Crush" "Pain Killer" "Better Man"

Guest singles	"Smokin' and Drinkin'" (with Miranda Lambert)

Karen Fairchild's Guest singles	"Home Alone Tonight" (with Luke Bryan)

Other songs	"Go Tell It on the Mountain" "Life in a Northern Town" (with Sugarland and Jake Owen)

Related articles	Discography Capitol Nashville Equity Music Group Monument Nashville

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