"All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" is a song written and recorded by country music

Country music

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 performer Hank Williams, Jr.

Hank Williams, Jr.

Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country...

. It was released in October 1984 as the second single from his 1984

1984 in music

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 album Major Moves. It peaked at number ten on the country music charts. The song is best known as the opening theme

Theme music

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 for Monday Night Football

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, which Williams reworked in 1989 to "All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night."

Music video

The music video was directed by John Goodhue. The video features artists such as Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson

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, Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

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, Cheech and Chong

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, and several other celebrities in a party thrown by Hank Williams, Jr. At the end of the video, a ghost Cadillac

Cadillac

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 flies into the night sky, referencing the fact that his father, Hank Williams, Sr.

Hank Williams, Sr.

Hank Williams , born Hiram King Williams, was an American singer-songwriter and musician regarded as one of the most important country music artists of all time...

, died while riding in a Cadillac. The video was the first video to ever win the CMA Music Video of the Year Award.

Chart performance

Chart (1984)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	10