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Measure of a Man (Jack Ingram song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Measure of a Man'" is a song written by Radney Foster and Gordie Sampson and recorded by American country music artist Jack Ingram. It was released in April 2007 as the second single from Ingram's album 'This Is It'.
Critical reception
Kevin John Coyne of 'Country Universe' gave the song an A grade, calling it a "well-written story" and saying "it sounds like something that actually might have happened in real life."
Music video
The music video was directed by Shaun Silva and premiered in May 2007. It starts with Ingram finishing a call in a phone booth, before driving off in his vintage car. Eventually the car breaks down and he calls a mechanic (played by his own father) and he comes to help him with the car. He hands his dad a picture of his family, scared of what his father's reaction will be. The father accepts, and emotionally the two embrace. Ingram is also seen performing the song with his band under an overpass (the same one his car breaks down under). The video makes use of multi-screening in certain scenes (mainly the band performance).
Chart performance
The song debuted at number 54 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Songs chart for the week of April 28, 2007.
References
Category:2007 singles
Category:2007 songs
Category:Jack Ingram songs
Category:Big Machine Records singles
Category:Songs written by Radney Foster
Category:Songs written by Gordie Sampson
Category:Music videos directed by Shaun Silva
Category:Song recordings produced by Jeremy Stover
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