(I'm Settin') Fancy Free
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" Fancy Free" (sometimes known as "I'm Setting Fancy Free" or simply "Fancy Free") is a country music
song
made famous by The Oak Ridge Boys
. Written by Don August and Jimbeau Hinson, the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles
chart in November 1981, during The Oak Ridge Boys' peak of popularity, and it is considered one of their signature song
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Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
made famous by The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s...
. Written by Don August and Jimbeau Hinson, the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart in November 1981, during The Oak Ridge Boys' peak of popularity, and it is considered one of their signature song
Signature song
A signature song is the one song that a popular and well-established singer or band is most closely identified with or best known for, even if they have had success with a variety of songs...
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Chart performance
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 17 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
Sources
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006.