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Where I Come From (Alan Jackson song)
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Wikipedia article
'"Where I Come From"' is a song written and performed by American country music singer Alan Jackson. It was released in July 2001 as the third single from his album 'When Somebody Loves You'. In November 2001, the song became Jackson's 18th #1 hit on the 'Billboard' country charts, his only number one from the album.
Content
The song is a moderate up-tempo which finds the narrator, a truck driver, traveling across the United States and finding himself in various situations that make him think about how life in other places is different from his Southern lifestyle.
The first verse finds him pulled over by a police officer in New Jersey, who says that he "don't know about that accent". In the second verse, the narrator stops at a diner near Detroit to have a barbecue dinner, which he claims is not like his mother would make it. In the third verse, he is stopped in Ventura after losing his universal joint, when he is met by a lady who asks if "he has plans for dinner, and finally, in the fourth and final verse, he is driving through Kentucky when asked on the CB radio if he is from Tulsa. After each verse comes a chorus where the narrator explains how the road life is different.
Critical reception
Allmusic critic Thom Jurek described the song favorably in his review of the album, calling it a "redneck anthem" that "rocks a little harder with a ZZ Top-styled guitar".
Chart performance
"Where I Come From" re-entered the chart as a single at number 58 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 14, 2001. The song reached its peak position of number 1 on the 'Billboard' country charts for the week of October 13. It held the position on October 20, then fell to number 2 on October 27, with Brooks & Dunn's "Only in America" taking over at Number One. The next week, "Where I Come From" returned to number 1 for a third and final week at the top.
Year-end charts
References
Category:2001 singles
Category:2000 songs
Category:Alan Jackson songs
Category:Songs written by Alan Jackson
Category:Song recordings produced by Keith Stegall
Category:Arista Nashville singles
Category:Citizens band radio in popular culture
Category:Songs about truck driving
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