"Redneck Yacht Club" is a song sung by country music

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...

 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 Craig Morgan. The second single released from his CD, My Kind of Livin'

My Kind of Livin'

-Personnel:*Eddie Bayers - drums*Jim "Moose" Brown - piano, keyboards*J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar*Larry Franklin - fiddle*Kevin Grant - bass guitar*Rob Hajacos – fiddle*Lona Heins - background vocals*Mike Johnson – steel guitar, Dobro, Pedabro...

, it peaked at number two on the Billboard

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Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

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 chart. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 and was also certified GOLD for digital downloads.

Background

Morgan told USA Today

USA Today

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, "I think (redneck) used to be considered a derogatory term, but not anymore. Now it's considered more of a lifestyle than anything."

Content

In the first verse of this song, Morgan sings about being part of a special yacht club known as the "redneck yacht club".

Music video

The video takes place out on Percy Priest Lake in Tennessee, where Morgan and some of his buddies are having fun, such as soaking up the sun and boat-riding. Some scenes of the video feature Morgan riding on a boat, singing on the deck, and on a flotation device out in the middle of the lake. Country music singer Blake Shelton

Blake Shelton

Blake Tollison Shelton is an American country music artist. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". Released as the lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" went on to spend five weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...

 also makes a cameo appearance along with Aaron Tippin

Aaron Tippin

Aaron Dupree Tippin is an American country music artist and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Records in 1990...

. The party that the group of diehard friends is having symbolizes the fun that they have on the lake, "all summer long". The video was directed by Peter Zavadil

Peter Zavadil

Peter Zavadil is a music video director who works primarily in the field of country music. He has directed many music videos since the late 1990s.-Music videos directed:109 music videos are currently listed here.-References:...

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Chart performance

The song spent 27 weeks on Hot Country Songs

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...

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Chart (2005)	Peak position