| "Longneck Bottle" | ||||
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| Single byGarth Brooks | ||||
| from the albumSevens | ||||
| B-side | "Rollin'"[1] | |||
| Released | November 22, 1997 | |||
| Studio | Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:17 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville19851 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rick Carnes,Steve Wariner | |||
| Producer(s) | Allen Reynolds | |||
| Garth Brooks singles chronology | ||||
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"Longneck Bottle" is a song written bySteve Wariner and Rick Carnes, and recorded by Americancountry music artistGarth Brooks. It was released in November 1997 as the first single from his albumSevens. Wariner also plays acoustic guitar and sings background vocals on the song.
The song is an upbeatWestern swing shuffle in the key ofD major, with an approximate tempo of 176beats per minute and a vocal range of C♯2-A5.[2]Steve Wariner, who co-wrote the song, sings vocal harmony and plays lead guitar on the track.[3]
The song'sb-side, "Rollin'," was an album track from Brooks's last studio album, 1995'sFresh Horses. That song had charted in late 1995, reaching No. 71 on theBillboard country charts for the week of December 9.[1]
Released as a single in late 1997, "Longneck Bottle" was added to the playlists of all 222 stations that were surveyed byRadio & Records magazine at the time.[4]
On theRPM Country Tracks charts inCanada, it debuted at #60 for the week of December 1, 1997, and was Number One only one week later. It held the Number One position on the chart week of December 15 as well, while the charts for the next three weeks (December 22, December 29, and January 5) were all frozen. January 12, 1998, the nextRPM chart to be published, also had the song at Number One, although it fell to #2 the next week when "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)" byShania Twain took over. "Longneck Bottle" reclaimed the Number One position on this chart on January 26, for its fourth and final week at Number One in Canada.
Per liner notes.[3]
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 1 |
| USHot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
| Chart (1998) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] | 21 |
| USCountry Songs (Billboard)[8] | 52 |
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