Wide Open Spaces (song)
"Wide Open Spaces" is the third single off of American country band Dixie Chicks's fourth studio album of the same name. The song was released on August 17, 1998.
| "Wide Open Spaces" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Dixie Chicks | |
| from the album Wide Open Spaces | |
| Released | August 17, 1998 |
| Recorded | 1997 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 3:44 |
| Label | Monument |
| Songwriter(s) | Susan Gibson |
| Producer(s) | Blake Chancey, Paul Worley |
The song was able to make it to #1 on RPM's Canada Country Tracks, as well as, #1 on the Hot Country Songs and #41 on the Billboard Hot 100 music charts.[1][2] It was also certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3] the song won Single of the Year at the 1999 Country Music Association Awards. It was also ranked #259 by the RIAA on their list of Songs of the Century (RIAA).[4]
Susan Gibson of The Groobees wrote the song in 1993. She wrote it after returning home from the University of Montana and not liking how her mother responded to her return. The song is about leaving home, independence and discovering the World.[5]
A music video for the song was released. It was directed by Thom Oliphant. In the video, the band performs at a music festival in Winter Park, Colorado. Footage of the band on their tour bus is shown. The band sings in a field and flower field in b. Shots of mountains and clouds in the sky are also shown. [6]
References
change- ↑ "RPM's Top 100 Country Tracks of '98". RPM. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Hot Country Songs Chart (November 28, 1998)". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 29, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "The Chicks – Wide Open Spaces". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Songs of the Century". CNN. Archived from the original on April 25, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ↑ ""Montana On Her Mind"". The Montanan. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ↑ Dixie Chicks: Down-Home and Backstage. James L. Dickerson. Dallas, Texas: Taylor Trade Publishing. 2000. p. 108–109. ISBN 0-87833-189-1. OCLC 859155442.
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