Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand
"Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand" | ||||
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Single by Waylon Jennings | ||||
from the album I've Always Been Crazy | ||||
B-side | "Girl I Can Tell" | |||
Released | October 1978 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:00 | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Waylon Jennings | |||
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Waylon Jennings singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. It released in October 1978 as the second single from his album I've Always Been Crazy. The song peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[2]
The song is based heavily on Jennings's own longstanding addiction to cocaine and other drugs, which culminated in a 1977 arrest on federal drug charges. The "outlaw bit" in question was the outlaw movement in country music of which Jennings was a prominent member; the song thus notes on the beginning of the end of the movement, as Jennings never intended to be a literal outlaw.
Chart performance
Chart (1978–1979) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 5 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Cover versions
Outlaw Country artists Shooter Jennings and Jamey Johnson perform a cover of this song on CMT Crossroads.
On the tribute album I've Always Been Crazy: Tribute to Waylon Jennings, the song was covered by Metallica frontman James Hetfield.
References
- ^ "Waylon Jennings singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "RPM Country Singles for January 20, 1979". RPM. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Waylon Jennings Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.