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. It was released in January 2011 as the third and final single from the album ''

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''. The song reached #39 on the ''

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chart before, amid controversy about the song's premise, the song was pulled from

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after two months and replaced with the much more

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Just Fishin' "Just Fishin'" is a song written by Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell, and Ed Hill and recorded by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was released in March 2011 as the first single for his second album for Show Dog-Universal Music, ''Prou ...

." The song was written by

Kenny Beard Kenny Beard (February 26, 1959 - October 1, 2017) was an American country music songwriter. He wrote songs for Trace Adkins, Tracy Lawrence, and Aaron Tippin. Biography Kenny Beard was born February 26, 1959, in Ringgold, Louisiana. He moved to ...

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Rivers Rutherford Melvern Rivers Rutherford II (born June 17, 1967) is an American country music songwriter. Has been writing country songs since the mid-1990s as a songwriter, he has written several number one country hits, including "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" by B ...

. Adkins later publicly apologized for the song being released, blaming the songwriters for it. The Boot later clarified that Adkins' apology was not for releasing for the song, but rather for asking more "conservative" stations to play it.

Content

The song uses an innuendo on "bow chicka bow wow" (an onomatopoeia for music in pornography) and describes the exploits of Bobby Joe and Betty, married farmers who use the loft in their barn to have sex where no one can watch them except the livestock.

Chart performance

References

2011 singles 2010 songs Trace Adkins songs Songs written by Kenny Beard Songs written by Casey Beathard Songs written by Rivers Rutherford Show Dog-Universal Music singles Song recordings produced by Michael Knox (record producer) {{2010s-country-song-stub