I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)
| "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" | ||||
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| Single by Brad Paisley | ||||
| from the album Part II | ||||
| B-side | "I Wish You'd Stay"[1] | |||
| Released | February 25, 2002 | |||
| Format | CD single, VHS single, 7" 45 RPM | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Writer(s) |
Brad Paisley Frank Rogers | |||
| Producer(s) | Frank Rogers | |||
| Brad Paisley singles chronology | ||||
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"I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley. It was released in February 2002 as the third single from his album Part II. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart (then known as the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart) that year, becoming the third number-one hit of Paisley's career. Paisley wrote this song with Frank Rogers.
Writing and inspiration
While still a student at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee in the early 1990s, Brad Paisley had been asked to participate in a student concert. Having primarily sung ballads at that point in his career, he decided to add a novelty song to his repertoire.[2] Frank Rogers, a fellow student who would eventually become Paisley's record producer, agreed, suggesting that they should "write something that will make them laugh", and the two then began to write the song. Their collaboration resulted in "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)", a moderate up-tempo, centralizing on a male character whose lover has threatened to leave him if he goes fishing instead of staying home with her. Having chosen to go fishing instead, the character then states that he will "miss her when [he gets] home".
When Paisley performed the song at the student concert, he received a positive reaction from the audience members, who began to laugh and cheer once he reached the first chorus.[2] After signing to his recording contract with Arista Nashville in 1999, Paisley planned to place the song on his debut album Who Needs Pictures. Although the label had wanted him to do so, Rogers thought that the "song was better for a more established artist".[2]
Although Garth Brooks, George Strait, and Alan Jackson had all shown interest in recording the song,[2] Paisley kept it to himself after the success of his Who Needs Pictures album. He then recorded "I'm Gonna Miss Her" for his Part II album, and the song was released as that album's third single, despite Paisley's initial reluctance, as he had thought that the concept of a male choosing fishing over love might be offensive to female listeners.[2][3]
Reception
The song went on to reach the top of the Billboard country charts for 2 weeks in mid-2002, becoming Paisley's third Number One hit on the country charts.[4] In addition, it received Song of the Year, Single of the Year, and Video of the Year nominations from the Country Music Association;[5] in addition, its music video received the award for "Concept Video of the Year" at CMT's 2002 Flameworthy Awards.[3]
TV personalities Dan Patrick and Jerry Springer and actress Kimberly Williams, whom Paisley was dating at the time and whom he later married, appear in the video.
Music video
The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil and premiered on February 22, 2002 on CMT. The video starred country legend Little Jimmy Dickens, television presenter Jerry Springer and Paisley's girlfriend (now wife) Kimberly Williams.
Personnel
- Glen Duncan – fiddle
- Kevin "Swine" Grantt – bass guitar
- Bernie Herms – piano
- Wes Hightower – background vocals
- Mike Johnson – steel guitar, Dobro
- Mitch McMitchen – percussion
- Brad Paisley – lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Ben Sesar – drums
Chart performance
"I'm Gonna Miss Her" spent twenty-five weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, peaking at Number One on the chart dated for the week ending July 6, 2002 and holding that position for two weeks. It was the third Number One hit of Paisley's career.[1] The song's b-side, "I Wish You'd Stay," was released as the album's next single late in the year.
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 29 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2002) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 25 |
| Preceded by "Living and Living Well" by George Strait |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number one single July 6—July 13, 2002 |
Succeeded by "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)" by Toby Keith |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 313. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Roberts, M. B. (2004-11-23). "Story behind the song: "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)"". Country Weekly. 11 (24): 54. ISSN 1074-3235.
- 1 2 "Paisley: Women Like "I'm Gonna Miss Her" Too". CMT. 2002-06-13. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- ↑ Flippo, Chet (2002-07-02). "Brad Paisley Notches Third No. 1 Single". CMT. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- ↑ Gilbert, Calvin (2002-08-31). "Paisley Netted Big Catch in CMA Nominations". CMT. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- ↑ "Brad Paisley – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Brad Paisley. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Brad Paisley – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Brad Paisley. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Best of 2002: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2002. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Brad Paisley – I%27m Gonna Miss Her". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 10, 2014. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH