When I Think About Cheatin'
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"When I Think About Cheatin'" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music
singer Gretchen Wilson
. It was the third single
from her 2004 debut album Here for the Party
, and was released to radio in October 2004. The song was her third consecutive Top Ten hit, reaching #4 on the country singles charts.
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on the album gave it "some depth."
Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a positive rating. He says that the song proves that Wilson is more than just a "Redneck Woman
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Hot Country Songs
charts dated for the week ending October 30, 2004. The song peaked at #4, holding that position for one week and spending twenty weeks on the charts.
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 Gretchen Wilson
Gretchen Wilson
Gretchen Frances Wilson is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman," a number-one hit on the Billboard country charts. The song served as the lead-off single of her debut album, Here for the Party...
. It was the third single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
from her 2004 debut album Here for the Party
Here for the Party
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, and was released to radio in October 2004. The song was her third consecutive Top Ten hit, reaching #4 on the country singles charts.
Content
In "When I Think About Cheatin'," the female narrator states that she resists the temptation of infidelityInfidelity
In many intimate relationships in many cultures there is usually an express or implied expectation of exclusivity, especially in sexual matters. Infidelity most commonly refers to a breach of the expectation of sexual exclusivity.Infidelity can occur in relation to physical intimacy and/or...
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Critical reception
Johnny Loftus of Allmusic said that Wilson was "convincing" in her delivery, and that the inclusion of a balladBallad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
on the album gave it "some depth."
Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a positive rating. He says that the song proves that Wilson is more than just a "Redneck Woman
Redneck Woman
"Redneck Woman" is the debut single of American country music artist Gretchen Wilson. Released in 2004, the single served as the lead-off to her multi-platinum debut album Here for the Party. The song was also Wilson's only number one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks...
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Chart performance
"When I Think About Cheatin'" debuted on the BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
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...
charts dated for the week ending October 30, 2004. The song peaked at #4, holding that position for one week and spending twenty weeks on the charts.
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