Follow Me (Uncle Kracker song)
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| Single by Uncle Kracker | ||||
| from the album Double Wide | ||||
| Released | February 20, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Length | 3:37 (Radio Edit)
3:35 (Album Version) 3:28 (DJ Homicide Remix) |
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| Label | Lava | |||
| Writer(s) | Matthew Shafer Mike Bradford |
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| Producer | Kid Rock with Mike Bradford | |||
| Uncle Kracker singles chronology | ||||
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"Follow Me" is a single by Uncle Kracker. It was released in 2001 and went to number one on the ARIA Charts in Australia. It was a huge success, reaching #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and is Uncle Kracker's highest charting song to date.[1] The single also reached #7 on the adult contemporary chart. In the United Kingdom, the song went to #3 on the UK Singles Chart in September 2001. In the song Kracker uses Auto-Tune. This song is also referenced in "Keep It Comin'" from his second album No Stranger to Shame.
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[edit] Music video
The music video was directed by Nick Egan and premiered the week of November 20, 2000. It featured Mark McGrath, lead singer of Sugar Ray. It also features Cee Lo Green from Goodie Mob and later Gnarls Barkley.
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (2001) [2] | Peak position |
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| Ireland (Irish Singles Chart) [3] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) | 31 |
| Norway (VG-lista) | 6 |
| Amit Singles Chart | 1 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 1 |
| Switzerland (Swiss Music Charts) | 3 |
| UK Singles Chart | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 7 |
[edit] Decade-end charts
| (2000–2009) | Position |
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| German Singles Chart[4] | 77 |
[edit] Chart successions
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| Preceded by "Angel" by Shaggy featuring Rayvon |
ARIA (Australia) number-one single August 5, 2001 |
Succeeded by "Hanging by a Moment" by Lifehouse |
| Preceded by "Angel" by Shaggy featuring Rayvon |
Austrian number-one single August 12, 2001 - August 19, 2001 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Oua Oua" by Max Brothers featuring Kanui & Lulu |
| Preceded by "Angel" by Shaggy featuring Rayvon |
Germany number-one single August 10, 2001 - August 17, 2001 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "There Must Be an Angel" by No Angels |
| Preceded by "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" by Eve featuring Gwen Stefani |
Ireland number-one single September 15, 2001 |
Succeeded by "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue |
| Preceded by "What Took You So Long?" by Emma Bunton |
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart number-one single July 8, 2001 |
Succeeded by "Pure and Simple" by Hear’Say |
| Preceded by "There You'll Be" by Faith Hill |
Sweden number-one single September 7, 2001 - October 12, 2001 (5 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue |
[edit] Cover versions
In 2011, the song has been covered by the German rock and roll cover band The Baseballs. The song appeared on their second album, Strings 'N' Stripes.
[edit] References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ http://top40-charts.com/songs/full.php?sid=129&sort=chartid
- ^ http://www.chart-track.com/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2001&year=2001&week=37
- ^ http://www.rtl.de/cms/unterhaltung/tv-programm/show/die-ultimative-chartshow/hits-neue-jahrtausend-download.html
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