| "Chattahoochee" | ||||
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| SinglebyAlan Jackson | ||||
| from the album A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) | ||||
| B-side | "I Don't Need the Booze (To Get a Buzz On)" | |||
| Released | May 17, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:27 (album version) 3:56 (extended mix) 4:06 (extended remix) 3:06 (Remix) | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville 20962 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Alan Jackson Jim McBride | |||
| Producer(s) | Keith Stegall | |||
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"Chattahoochee" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in May 1993 as the third single from his album A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love). The album is named for a line in the song itself. Jackson wrote the song with Jim McBride.
"Chattahoochee" also received CMA awards for Single of the Year and Song of the Year.[1]
Alan Jackson talks about the song in the liner notes for his 1995 compilation album, The Greatest Hits Collection: "Jim McBride and I were trying to write an up-tempo song and Jim came in with the line 'way down yonder on the Chattahoochee'. It kind of went from there. It's a song about having fun, growing up, and coming of age in a small town - which really applies to anyone across the country, not just by the Chattahoochee. We never thought it would be as big as it's become."[2]
The song is uptempo and talks about growing up and falling in love along the Chattahoochee River that flows from northern Georgia and forms part of the borders that Georgia shares with Alabama and Florida.
Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, saying that the song could have performed well because it "looked back on the innocence of adolescence with bemusement and fondness for that transitional period of life."[3]
The music video was directed by Martin Kahan, premiered in May 1993, and uses the Extended Remix of the song. The video is remembered for Jackson water-skiing in his red cowboy boots and red life vest.
"Chattahoochee" debuted at #72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 15, 1993. It also peaked at #46 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Jackson's first Hot 100 entry. It was certified three-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 1 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[5] | 46 |
| USHot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
| Chart (1993) | Position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] | 8 |
| USCountry Songs (Billboard)[8] | 1 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[9] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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Alan Jackson singles
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| Here in the Real World |
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| Don't Rock the Jukebox |
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| A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) |
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| Who I Am |
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| The Greatest Hits Collection |
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| Everything I Love |
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| High Mileage |
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| Under the Influence |
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| When Somebody Loves You |
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| Drive |
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| Greatest Hits Volume II |
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| What I Do |
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| Like Red on a Rose |
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| Good Time |
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| Freight Train |
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| 34 Number Ones |
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| Thirty Miles West |
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| Other songs |
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