Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 1994
Gonna Get a Life
Buy Gonna Get a Life now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Gonna Get a Life
| cover = Mark Chesnutt - Gonna Get a Life single.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Mark Chesnutt
| album = What a Way to Live
| B-side = "Half of Everything (And All of My Heart)"
| released = February 21, 1995http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/chesnutt_mark/611461/album.jhtml
| recorded = 1994
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:43
| label = Decca
| writer = Jim Lauderdale, Frank Dycus
| producer = Mark Wright
| prev_title = Goin' Through the Big D
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Down in Tennessee
| next_year = 1995
}}
'"Gonna Get a Life"' is a song written by Jim Lauderdale and Frank Dycus, and recorded by American country music singer Mark Chesnutt. It was released in February 1995 as the third single from his album 'What a Way to Live'. The song became Chesnutt's sixth U.S. Country Music charts Number One in May of that year.
Background and writing
Jim Lauderdale told Taste of Country that he was working at co-writer Frank Dycus' house that day and while taking a break he played a melody that he came up with. Dycus came up with the title and then wrote the rest of the lyrics.
Critical reception
'Billboard' magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "spicy mix of country and cajun."
Music video
The music video was directed by Sherman Halsey and premiered in early 1995. It was filmed in Lafayette, Louisiana. It features Chesnutt performing the song in concert, in a treehouse, and at a cajun party surrounded by various people.
Chart performance
"Gonna Get a Life" debuted at number 68 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 25, 1995.
Year-end charts
References
Category:1995 singles
Category:1994 songs
Category:Mark Chesnutt songs
Category:Songs written by Jim Lauderdale
Category:Decca Records singles
Category:Music videos directed by Sherman Halsey
Category:Song recordings produced by Mark Wright (record producer)
Category:Songs written by Frank Dycus
Buy Gonna Get a Life now from Amazon
<-- Return to songs from 1994