Don't Get Me Started
| "Don't Get Me Started" | ||||
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| Single by Rhett Akins | ||||
| from the album Somebody New | ||||
| B-side | "I Was Wrong"[1] | |||
| Released | March 26, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:22 | |||
| Label | Decca Nashville | |||
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| Producer(s) | Mark Wright | |||
| Rhett Akins singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Get Me Started" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in March 1996 as the lead single from Akins' Somebody New album, it is also Akins' only number one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs.[1] The song also peaked at number 3 on the RPM Country Tracks in Canada. It was written by Akins, Sam Hogin, and Mark D. Sanders.
Content
The song discusses several metaphorical events such as the "fireworks flashing and thunder clapping" that occurred in the narrator's mind when he first fell in love. Besides physical phenomena, there are allusions to metaphysical visions like "angels singing" and "I saw the light". The chorus concludes with the lyric "if you don't want to hear how the waters parted, then don't get me started."
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that while the song had the potential to "descend into sticky sweetness", the "earnestness in Akins' vocals elevates the song and makes this a thoroughly enjoyable outing."[2]
Chart performance
"Don't Get Me Started" debuted at number 65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of March 30, 1996. It spent 21 weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts.
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 3 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1996) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 95 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 34 |
References
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 18. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Billboard, March 23, 1996
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3030." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 15, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ^ "Rhett Akins Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
