"It's All Going to Pot" is a song written by

Buddy Cannon Buddy Cannon (born April 20, 1947 in Lexington, Tennessee) is an American country music songwriter and record producer active since the 1970s best known for his work with Kenny Chesney and Willie Nelson. Career Cannon began working in Nashvill ...

, Larry Shell and

Jamey Johnson Jamey Johnson (born July 14, 1975) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to BNA Records in 2005, Johnson made his debut with his single "The Dollar (song), The Dollar", the title track to his 2006 album ''The Dollar (album ...

. The song was recorded by

Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor and activist. He was one of the main figures of the outlaw country subgenre that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restr ...

and

Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in country music, he was a central pioneer of the Bakersfield ...

featuring Johnson. It was released on April 20, 2015, as the single to the album '' Django & Jimmie''.

Overview

The song was written by producer

, Larry Shell and

. Recorded by

and

, it featured a cameo by Johnson. It became the single for Nelson and Haggard's 2015 collaboration album '' Django & Jimmie''. The single was released on April 20, 2015, or 4/20, a date significant for its implication in

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. A video of the song was released on the same day, featuring Haggard and Nelson recording the song in the studio. A behind-the-scenes video of the recording of the song was released, featuring both singers and Cannon discussing the lyrics of the song.

Chart performance

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