Marry for Money

Marry for Money
"Marry For Money"
Single by Trace Adkins
from the album X
Released January 12, 2009
Format CD Single
Genre Country
Length 3:04
Label Capitol Nashville
Writer(s) Jimmy Melton
Dave Turnbull
Producer Frank Rogers
Trace Adkins singles chronology
"Muddy Water"
(2008)
"Marry for Money"
(2009)
"All I Ask for Anymore"
(2009)

"Marry for Money" is the title of a song written by Jimmy Melton and Dave Turnbull, and recorded by American country artist Trace Adkins. It was released in January 2009 as the second from his 2008 album, X. The song was a Top 20 hit, reaching a peak of #14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in April 2009.

Contents

Content

"Marry for Money" begins at a moderate pace with acoustic guitar accompaniment, describing the male narrator's failed attempts at finding love. In the chorus, the tempo increases, with accompaniment from electric guitar and fiddle, and he explains that for his next relationship, he will "marry for money", regardless of his partner's age or physical appearance.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling the song "sheer fun" and saying that Adkins' "tongue-in-cheek performance is full of personality and panache."[1] Karlie Justus of The 9513 gave the song a thumbs-down review. Although she said "Its solid production and charismatic performance also save it from going from cute to cheesy, unlike some of Adkins’ more ridiculous outings", she still considered it a poor single choice, as she thought that Adkins had too many novelty singles in his repertoire.[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael Salomon, and it aired in April 2009.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 49 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated January 17, 2009, and reached a peak of number 14 on the chart in April 2009.

Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 14
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 98
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 84

References

  1. ^ Billboard, January 17, 2009
  2. ^ Justus, Karlie (2009-01-30). "Trace Adkins - "Marry for Money"". The 9513. http://www.the9513.com/trace-adkins-marry-for-money/. Retrieved 2009-03-04. 
  3. ^ "Trace Adkins Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Songs for Trace Adkins. Prometheus Global Media.
  4. ^ "Trace Adkins Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Trace Adkins. Prometheus Global Media.
  5. ^ "Trace Adkins Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Trace Adkins. Prometheus Global Media.

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