"You're Lookin' at Country" is a country music song written and made famous by Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...

 in mid 1971.

About the song

Lynn wrote "You're Lookin' At Country" in response to viewing the open country while touring on the road. Lynn said in an interview that she was inspired by all the meadows and hills that she saw while passing through the country to write this song. The song was unlike anything Lynn had been releasing at the time, besides "Coal Miner's Daughter

Coal Miner's Daughter (song)

"Coal Miner's Daughter" is an autobiographical 1969 country music song written, released and made famous by Loretta Lynn. Released in 1970, the song became Lynn's signature song, one of the genre's most widely-known songs, and provided the basis for both her autobiography and a movie on her...

" from the previous year. This was because the song did not speak of the common subjects Lynn often used in her songs such as, drunk husbands, adultery, and fighting back.

"You're Lookin' At Country" is about Lynn describing how "Country" she is by saying she loves running through corn fields and singing a country hymn. She later goes on to say, if you're lookin' at me, you're lookin' at country, which is the ultimate summary of the song. The song grew quite a response from listeners, and has been said to be one of Lynn's signature songs.

In the 1980 motion picture biography of Lynn, Coal Miner's Daughter

Coal Miner's Daughter

Coal Miner's Daughter is a 1980 American biographical film which tells the story of country music icon Loretta Lynn. It stars Sissy Spacek in her Academy Award for Best Actress winning role, Tommy Lee Jones, Beverly D'Angelo and Levon Helm, and was directed by Michael Apted.-Background:The film was...

, Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek is an American actress and singer. She came to international prominence for her for role as Carrie White in Brian De Palma's 1976 horror film Carrie for which she earned her first Academy Award nomination...

 (who plays Loretta) sings "You're Lookin' At Country" during a concert twice in the film. Spacek sang Lynn's hits herself, and later won her an Academy Award for doing so.

The song was covered by Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood

Carrie Marie Underwood is an American country singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005...

 as part of the Loretta Lynn tribute album, Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn

Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn

Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn is a tribute album compiled by various music artists that is dedicated to country music icon Loretta Lynn. It was released in the United States on November 9, 2010 through Columbia Records...

. The album was released on November 9, 2010.

Chart performance

Decca records released Lynn's song in May 1971. "You're Lookin' At Country" peaked at No. 5 on the Country charts in mid-1971, and an album of the same name

You're Lookin' At Country (album)

You're Lookin' At Country is a 1971 studio album by American country music singer-songwriter, Loretta Lynn.You're Lookin' At Country was Lynn's fourth studio album of 1971. The lead single was also the title track and became a Top 5 Country hit in 1971. This album was soon made and released...

 was released. The album and the single sold fairly well. The album only released the one single, which was common for the time. Although the song did not reach No. 1 (Lynn had sixteen No. 1s), it did become one of her signature songs.

Chart (1971)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	5
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1