"Redneck Crazy" is a song recorded by American

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. Written by

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and

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, it was released in February 2013 as the third single off his debut album, also titled ''

Redneck Crazy ''Redneck Crazy'' is the debut studio album by American country music artist Tyler Farr. It was released on September 30, 2013 via Columbia Nashville. Reviews for the record were mixed, with critics giving note to the lyrical content having variou ...

'', which was released on September 30, 2013. The song is about a man seeing his woman with another man, telling her she broke his heart and made him go 'redneck crazy'. It received mixed reviews from critics oft-put by the overall message in the story. "Redneck Crazy" peaked at numbers two and three on both the ''Billboard''

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charts respectively. It also reached number 29 on the

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chart, giving Farr his only top 40 hit to date. The song was certified

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by the

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(RIAA), and has sold 967,000 units as of November 2013. It achieved similar chart success in Canada, reaching number seven on the

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chart and number 57 on the

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chart, and garnered a

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certification from

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. An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Jeff Venable, features appearances by fellow country artists

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, and Willie Robertson from ''

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''.

Content

The male narrator pursues his cheating significant other upon seeing her with another man, telling her that she has "gone and broke the wrong heart, baby / And drove imredneck crazy." This song is set in the key of

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with an approximate tempo of 73

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and a main chord pattern of Gm7-E-F.

Reception

Critical

Billy Dukes of ''

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'' gave the song two and a half stars out of five, writing that "one expects a song with such a name to be a little more fun, but predictable country rock ballad production holds the three-and-a-half minute cut back." Dukes described Farr's performance as "sincere," but added that "he’s let down by an ordinary lyric and unexceptional arrangement." Jon Freeman of ''

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'' praised the song in his review of the album, saying that "it's a bitter, almost scary account of a jilted man stalking his ex and her new guy. It's so messy and human, and it's got a chorus that'll stay with you." Emily Yahr of ''

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'' was critical of the song's message, calling it a "disturbing song" and "glorified stalker anthem". In 2017, ''Billboard'' contributor

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put "Redneck Crazy" at number two on his top 10 list of Farr's best songs.

Commercial

"Redneck Crazy" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. ''

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chart for the week of February 16, 2013. It also debuted at number 50 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

chart for the week of March 9, 2013. On the week of June 15, the song debuted on the U.S. ''Billboard''

chart at number 95, peaking at number 29 for the week of September 28, and remained on the chart for twenty weeks. The song was certified platinum by the

(RIAA) on October 28, 2013. It has sold 967,000 copies in the US as of November 2013. In Canada, the song debuted at number 94 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart the week of September 14, reached number 57 the week of October 19, and stayed on the chart for ten weeks. It received a gold certification from Music Canada on February 3, 2014.

Music video

The music video was directed by Jeff Venable and premiered in April 2013. It features

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s Willie Robertson.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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