"Hillbilly Deluxe" is a song written by Brad Crisler and

Craig Wiseman Craig Michael Wiseman is an American Country music songwriter and producer, and the owner/founder of the Big Loud enterprise. He has been writing since the late 1980s, and his songs have been recorded by Lorrie Morgan, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, ...

, 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, ...

duo

Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn are an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. The duo was founded in 1990 through the suggestion of Tim DuBois. Before their formation, both members were solo ...

. It was released in November 2006 as the fourth and final single and title track from the duo's album '' Hillbilly Deluxe''. It peaked at number 16 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart and number 86 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The single was certified Gold in the U.S.

Music video

The music video was directed by

Michael Salomon Michael Salomon (born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, United States) is an American music video/film director, who has directed many music videos, including many of Toby Keith's music videos. He directed the video for Metallica's " One", which was ...

and premiered in late 2006. It features the duo and their band performing the song at a huge barn party at night with many guests and events, as well as a huge bonfire. The first half of the video sees two men driving a monster truck into town to pick up several guests and then come back to set up, and the second half shows the actual party.

Cover versions

Country music singer

Miranda Lambert Miranda Leigh Lambert (born November 10, 1983) is an American country singer and guitarist. Born in Longview, Texas, she started out in early 2001 when she released her self-titled debut album independently. In 2003, she finished in third place o ...

covered the song from The Last Rodeo Tour

Chart positions

"Hillbilly Deluxe" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs for the week of November 18, 2006.

References

2006 singles Brooks & Dunn songs Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer) Songs written by Craig Wiseman Arista Nashville singles Music videos directed by Michael Salomon 2005 songs Songs written by Brad Crisler {{2000s-country-song-stub