Wild West Show (song)

"Wild West Show"
Single by Big & Rich
from the album Horse of a Different Color
B-side	"Saved"
Released	December 15, 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Country
Length	4:20 (album version); 3:59 (radio edit)
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Big Kenny; John Rich; Blair Daly;
Producer(s)	Big Kenny; Rich; Paul Worley;
Big & Rich singles chronology

"Wild West Show" is a debut song co-written and recorded by American country music duo Big & Rich. It was released in December 2003 as the first single from their debut album Horse of a Different Color. It reached No. 21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. The song was written by Big Kenny, John Rich and Blair Daly.

Content

The song uses 19th-century Western imagery to describe an argument between a man and a woman ("It was a big showdown / Oh yeah, we stood our ground / Shot out the lights, it got a little crazy").[1] The song also talks about forgiveness and a relationship.

Critical reception

Chuck Eddy of The Village Voice wrote that the song "mixes a placid keyboard intro, spacious spaghetti-western guitars, and Andes flute solos into a tepee-and-peace-pipe lyric that repeatedly chants 'hey yaaaa!'"[2] Deborah Evans Price of Billboard magazine also gave it a positive review, saying that it has a "very distinct vibe", also calling it "hauntingly beautiful" and saying that it had "quirky Western imagery".[3]

Personnel

From Horse of a Different Color liner notes.[4]

Big Kenny - vocals
Dennis Burnside - keyboards
Mike Johnson - steel guitar
Wayne Killius - drums, shaker, peanut can
Duncan Mullins - bass guitar
John Rich - acoustic guitar, vocals
Adam Shoenfeld - electric guitar
Nicole Summers - flute

Chart positions

Chart (2003–2004)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	85
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	21

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References

John Rich; Big Kenny; Allen Rucker (2007). All Access: Big & Rich. Nashville: Center Street Press. pp. 65–66. ISBN 978-1-59995-717-3.
Eddy, Chuck (May 25, 2004). "Nashville Catches Up". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
Price, Deborah Evans (January 24, 2004). "Reviews: Country". Billboard. 116 (4): 32.
Horse of a Different Color (CD). Big & Rich. Warner Bros. Records. 2004. 48520.CS1 maint: others (link)
"Big & Rich Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
"Big & Rich Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2011.

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[1] John Rich; Big Kenny; Allen Rucker (2007). All Access: Big & Rich. Nashville: Center Street Press. pp. 65–66. ISBN 978-1-59995-717-3.

[2] Eddy, Chuck (May 25, 2004). "Nashville Catches Up". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 6, 2010.

[3] Price, Deborah Evans (January 24, 2004). "Reviews: Country". Billboard. 116 (4): 32.

[4] Horse of a Different Color (CD). Big & Rich. Warner Bros. Records. 2004. 48520.CS1 maint: others (link)

[sc_Billboardhot100_Big_&_Rich-5] "Big & Rich Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2011.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Big_&_Rich-6] "Big & Rich Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2011.