"Queen of My Double Wide Trailer" is a song written by

Dennis Linde Dennis Linde (pronounced LIN-dy, March 18, 1943December 22, 2006) was an American music songwriter based in Nashville who has had over 250 of his songs recorded. He is best known for writing the 1972 Elvis Presley hit, "Burning Love". Rarely w ...

, and recorded by American

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artist

Sammy Kershaw Samuel Paul Kershaw (born February 24, 1958) is an American country music artist. He has released 16 studio albums, with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications among them. More than 25 singles have entered the Top 40 on the ...

. It was released in August 1993 as the third single from his album '' Haunted Heart''. It peaked at No. 7 in the United States, and No. 3 in Canada.

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covered the song on their 2021 album ''Slappers, Bangers, and Certified Twangers: Vol 1.''

Content

The song is a mid-tempo in shifting meters (4/4 and 11/4 time) about a man who, upon losing his lover to a man named Earl, arrives to take her back. Kershaw said that peers had tried to convince him that audiences would be unable to identify with the song, but later pointed out that "Somebody must have identified with it. In fact, this song singlehandedly sold hundreds of thousands of albums".

Music video

The music video premiered in October 1993, and was directed by Michael Merriman.

Charts

"Queen of My Double Wide Trailer" debuted at number 72 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 4, 1993.

Year-end charts

References

{{Sammy Kershaw 1993 singles 1993 songs Sammy Kershaw songs Songs written by Dennis Linde Song recordings produced by Buddy Cannon Song recordings produced by Norro Wilson Mercury Records singles