Wild West Show (song)
2003 single by Big & Rich
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"Wild West Show" is a debut song co-written and recorded by American country music duo Big & Rich. It was released in December 2003 as the first single from their debut album Horse of a Different Color. It reached No. 21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. The song was written by Big Kenny, John Rich and Blair Daly.
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| Single by Big & Rich | ||||
| from the album Horse of a Different Color | ||||
| B-side | "Saved" | |||
| Released | December 15, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:20 (album version) 3:59 (radio edit) | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
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Critical reception
Chuck Eddy of The Village Voice wrote that the song "mixes a placid keyboard intro, spacious spaghetti-western guitars, and Andes flute solos into a tepee-and-peace-pipe lyric that repeatedly chants 'hey yaaaa!'"[2] Deborah Evans Price of Billboard magazine also gave it a positive review, saying that it has a "very distinct vibe", also calling it "hauntingly beautiful" and saying that it had "quirky Western imagery".[3]
Personnel
From Horse of a Different Color liner notes.[4]
- Big Kenny - vocals
- Dennis Burnside - keyboards
- Mike Johnson - steel guitar
- Wayne Killius - drums, shaker, peanut can
- Duncan Mullins - bass guitar
- John Rich - acoustic guitar, vocals
- Adam Shoenfeld - electric guitar
- Nicole Summers - flute
Chart positions
| Chart (2003–2004) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 85 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 21 |