Redneck Yacht Club

Infobox Single
Name = Redneck Yacht Club


Artist = Craig Morgan
from Album = My Kind of Livin'
B-side =
Released = June 2005
Format = CD single
Recorded =
Genre = Country music
Length = 3:50
Label = Broken Bow
Writer = Steve Williams, Thom Shepherd
Producer =
Certification = Gold (U.S.)
Last single = "That's What I Love About Sunday"
(2005)
This single = "Redneck Yacht Club"
(2005)
Next single = "I Got You"
(2005)

"Redneck Yacht Club" is a song sung by country music singer-songwriter Craig Morgan. The second single released from his CD, "My Kind of Livin'", it peaked at #2 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart. The song was certified GOLD by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 and was also certified GOLD for digital downloads. In addition, it topped the former-"Radio & Records" (now known as "Mediabase 24/7") chart. [cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1514381/ascap-salutes-singer-writers-of-redneck-yacht-club.jhtml |title=ASCAP Salutes Singer, Writers of "Redneck Yacht Club" |accessdate=2008-07-13 |last=Morris |first=Edward |date=2005-11-22 |work=CMT.com]

Content

In the first verse of this song, Morgan sings about how joining a special yacht club known as the "redneck yacht club". The chorus tells of the amenities:

:"Bass trackers, bayliners, and a party barge:"Strung together like a floatin' trailer park:"Anchored out and gettin' loud all summer long :"Side by side, there's five houseboat front porches:"Astroturfs, lawn chairs, and tiki torches:"Regular Joes rockin' the boat, that's us:"The Redneck Yacht Club".

Music video

The video takes place out on Percy Priest Lake in Tennessee, where Morgan and some of his buddies are having fun, such as soaking up the sun and boat-riding. Some scenes of the video feature Morgan riding on a boat, singing on the deck, and on a flotation device out in the middle of the lake. Country music singer Blake Shelton also makes a cameo appearance along with Aaron Tippin.

Chart performance

The song debuted at #57 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated May 21, 2005. Having charted for 27 weeks on that chart, it peaked at #2 on the chart dated October 29, 2005. It also peaked at #45 on the Billboard Hot 100, #93 on the Billboard Pop 100, and #1 on the former-"Radio & Records" (now "Mediabase 24/7") country charts.

Charts

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