"Chicks Dig It" is a song co-written and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer

Chris Cagle Christopher Norris Cagle (born November 10, 1968) is an American country music artist. He was first known for writing songs for David Kersh before signing to Virgin Records Nashville in 2000. Cagle made his debut on ''Billboard (magazine), Bill ...

. It was released in June 2003 as the second single from his self-titled album. It peaked at #5 on the U.S. country charts and at #53 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was written by Cagle and Charlie Crowe.

Content

A moderate up-tempo with

country rock Country rock is a genre of music which fuses rock and country. It was developed by rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These musicians recorded rock records using country themes, vocal s ...

influences, "Chicks Dig It" tell of the narrator, who has always done various stunts — often injuring himself in the process — in attempts to impress females because the "chicks dig it".

Music video

The

music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a m ...

features Cagle and his band performing at a local skate park. The music video was directed by

Peter Zavadil Peter Zavadil is an American music video director who works primarily in the field of country music. He has directed many music videos since the late 1990s. He has won the Country Music Association Award for Video of the Year twice from seven nomin ...

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 57 on the

Hot Country Singles & Tracks Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...

chart dated June 28, 2003. Having charted for 30 weeks on that chart, it peaked at number 5 on the chart dated December 20, 2003. It also peaked at number 53 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Charts

Year-end charts

Parodies

* American parody artist

Cledus T. Judd James Barry Poole (born December 18, 1964) is an American country music artist who records under the name Cledus T. Judd. Known primarily for his parodies of popular country songs, he has been called the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music, and ...

released a parody of "Chicks Dig It" titled "The Chicks Did It" on his 2003 album ''

The Original Dixie Hick ''The Original Dixie Hick'' is an EP released by country music parodist Cledus T. Judd in late 2003. Tracks 1, 3, and 4 are all parodies of "Celebrity" by Brad Paisley, while track 2 is a parody of Chris Cagle's " Chicks Dig It". All four parodie ...

''.

References

External links

* {{authority control 2003 singles 2003 songs Chris Cagle songs Music videos directed by Peter Zavadil Songs written by Chris Cagle Capitol Records Nashville singles