"Renegades, Rebels and Rogues" is a song written by
Larry Boone
Larry Eugene Boone (born June 7, 1956) is an American country music artist and songwriter. Between 1985 and 1993, Boone recorded five major label studio albums, in addition to charting several singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles c ...
, Earl Clark and Paul Nelson, 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, ...
artist
Tracy Lawrence
Tracy Lee Lawrence (born January 27, 1968) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Atlanta, Texas, and raised in Foreman, Arkansas, Lawrence began performing at age 15 and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in ...
. It was released in May 1994 as a single from the
soundtrack
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of the 1994 movie ''
Maverick
Maverick, Maveric or Maverik may refer to:
History
* Maverick (animal), an unbranded range animal, derived from U.S. cattleman Samuel Maverick
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* AEA Maverick, an Australian single-seat sportsplane design
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''. It peaked at number 7 on the United States ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 5 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart.
Music video
The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in May 1994. It is set in an Old Western theme, and begins with a clip from the video from "If the Good Die Young", with Lawrence being "leaped" from the race to the Old West. Posing as a cowboy, he intends to find a bank clerk, played by his then-wife Frances, from bandits who are planning to use dynamite to destroy the safe. Lawrence rescues the clerk just before the bank explodes, and Lawrence is "leaped" into the next video, "I See it Now."
This particular video was the first of many music videos Lawrence filmed in the mid 1990s (with Marc Ball directing the videos) that interpreted the television series ''
Quantum Leap
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''. Regarding the concept of time travel in his videos, Lawrence stated, "I'd always wanted to do a miniseries in video, but it seemed like it meant you'd be doing the same thing over and over... This way, it leaves me open to go anywhere or do anything. I can show up on a pirate ship or in outer space. I can transport anywhere and save the day!'"
The video was filmed at
Old Tucson Studios
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in Tucson, Arizona. During the filming of the video, a wooden crate was blown away 40 feet from the explosion, landing near Lawrence. As a result,
Atlantic Records, Lawrence's record company at the time, decided not to do any more explosions in his videos, citing that "it was too real." On the explosion, Lawrence said "I could feel wood and debris hitting me on the back. My wife
rances Rances refers to the following places:
* Rances, Switzerland
Rances () is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
History
Rances is first mentioned around 972-73 as ''Rancias''.
The name of Ra ...
was tied up and gagged over my shoulder with her head pointed right toward the building, and the hair on top of her head was singed. When I put her down, we just hugged each other real tight. It scared us to death."
Chart positions
"Renegades, Rebels and Rogues" debuted at number 58 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 28, 1994.
Year-end charts
References
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1994 singles
1994 songs
Tracy Lawrence songs
Songs written by Larry Boone
Songs written by Paul Nelson (songwriter)
Atlantic Records singles