- Kerosene (song)
Infobox Single
Name = Kerosene
Caption =
Artist =Miranda Lambert
Album = Kerosene
Released = 2005
Format =CD Single
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length = 3:05
Label = Epic
Writer = Miranda LambertSteve Earle
Producer = Frank Liddell
Mike Wrucke
Audio sample? =
Certification =
Last single = "Bring Me Down"
(2005)
This single = "Kerosene"
(2005)
Next single = "New Strings"
(2006)
Misc = External music video|" [http://www.cmt.com/videos/miranda-lambert/62278/kerosene.jhtml Kerosene] " at CMT.com"Kerosene" is the title of a song released in late 2005 by American
country music artistMiranda Lambert . The third single and title track to her 2005 album "Kerosene", the song reached #15 on theHot Country Songs charts, becoming Lambert's first Top 20 country hit. The working title of the song was "Kerosene (Loves Givin' Up On Me)."Although Lambert wrote the song herself, she gave co-writer's credit to
alt-country singerSteve Earle , as she felt that the song had a similar melody to his "I Feel Alright". [cite web |author=Chet Flippo | title=Nashville Skyline: Miranda Lambert Hits Stride With New CD |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1558761/20070503/lambert_miranda.jhtml |accessdate=2008-05-21]Music video
In the music video for "Kerosene", Miranda carries a tin of kerosene, letting it spill out leaving a trail as she walks through the countryside singing. After she finds her boyfriend cheating on her in a bed in the middle of a road, she lights a match and lets fire to the kerosene. The flame burns all the way back to her boyfriend's house and sets fire to it.
The video was featured on CMT's 100 Greatest Videos, where it was ranked at #78. [>cite web | title=100 Greatest Videos |url=http://lounge.teamshania.com/showthread.php?t=6760|accessdate=2008-07-29]
Chart performance
References
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