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I Just Wanna Be Mad

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Wikipedia article




"'I Just Wanna Be Mad'" is a song written by Kelley Lovelace and Lee Thomas Miller, and recorded by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. It was released in August 2002 as the first single released from Clark's album 'Pain to Kill'. It peaked at number 2 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, becoming Clark's first top 10 single on that chart since "You're Easy on the Eyes" in 1998, and reached number 27 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100. Clark's performance of the song was nominated for a 2003 Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year.

The song was originally to be recorded by John Michael Montgomery.[http://www.nucountry.com.au/articles/diary/december2003/151203_terrieclark.htm Terri Clark Pain to Thrill]

Content



The song is an impassioned lyric about sticking it out in a relationship.

Critical reception



Deborah Evans Price, of 'Billboard' magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it an "uptempo, easy-to-sing-along-with, radio-friendly ode to the complexities of modern relationships, and Clark gives it all she's got." She goes on to say that the writers, Lovelace and Miller, have "crafted a lyric that examines the dynamics of relationships."'Billboard', September 7, 2002

Music video



A music video was released for the song, directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions. It shows Clark wearing a red sweater performing the song with a guitar under many strobe lights in downtown Nashville, as well as scenes of her and her boyfriend (who works as a hotel valet) fighting for an unknown reason. She gets in her convertible and leaves him, leaving him to become anxious and upset as to what he did to make her upset. He impatiently waits for her to come back, and in the last seconds of the video she does. He gets in the passengers side, much to her dismay, and the two ride off together. Scenes featuring her driving her car through Nashville are also shown.

Chart performance



"I Just Wanna Be Mad" debuted at number 51 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 31, 2002.

Year-end charts



References



Category:2002 singles

Category:2002 songs

Category:Terri Clark songs

Category:Songs written by Lee Thomas Miller

Category:Song recordings produced by Keith Stegall

Category:Songs written by Kelley Lovelace

Category:Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore

Category:Mercury Records singles

Category:Music videos directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions

Category:Canadian Country Music Association Single of the Year singles

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