I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)
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"I'm Gonna Miss Her" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music
artist Brad Paisley
. It was released in February 2002 as the third single from his second studio album Part II
, the song reached the top of the Billboard
Hot Country Songs
chart (then known as the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart) that year, becoming the third number-one hit of Paisley's career.
in Nashville, Tennessee
in the early 1990s, Brad Paisley had been asked to participate in a student concert. Having primarily sung ballads at that point in his career, he decided to add a novelty song to his repertoire. Frank Rogers, a fellow student who would eventually become Paisley's record producer, agreed, suggesting that they should "write something that will make them laugh", and the two then began to write the song. Their collaboration resulted in "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)", a moderate up-tempo, centralizing on a male character whose lover has threatened to leave him if he goes fishing instead of staying home with her. Having chosen to go fishing instead, the character then states that he will "miss her when [he gets] home".
When Paisley performed the song at the student concert, he received a positive reaction from the audience members, who began to laugh and cheer once he reached the first chorus. After signing to his recording contract with Arista Nashville
in 1999, Paisley planned to place the song on his debut album Who Needs Pictures
. Although the label had wanted him to do so, Rogers thought that the "song was better for a more established artist".
Although Garth Brooks
, George Strait
, and Alan Jackson
had all shown interest in recording the song, Paisley kept it to himself after the success of his Who Needs Pictures album. He then recorded "I'm Gonna Miss Her" for his Part II album, and the song was released as that album's third single, despite Paisley's initial reluctance, as he had thought that the concept of a male choosing fishing over love might be offensive to female listeners.
country charts for 2 weeks in mid-2002, becoming Paisley's third Number One hit on the country charts. In addition, it received Song of the Year, Single of the Year, and Video of the Year nominations from the Country Music Association
; in addition, its music video received the award for "Concept Video of the Year" at CMT
's 2002 Flameworthy Awards.
TV personalities Dan Patrick
and Jerry Springer
and actress Kimberly Williams, whom Paisley was dating at the time and whom he later married, appear in the video.
and premiered on February 22, 2002.
Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs
) charts, peaking at Number One on the chart dated for the week ending July 6, 2002 and holding that position for two weeks. It was the third Number One hit of Paisley's career. The song's b-side, "I Wish You'd Stay
," was released as the album's next single late in the year.
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...
artist Brad Paisley
Brad Paisley
Brad Douglas Paisley is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references....
. It was released in February 2002 as the third single from his second studio album Part II
Part II (Brad Paisley album)
-Personnel:*Eddie Bayers - drums*Ron Block - banjo*Glen Duncan - fiddle*Kevin "Swine" Grantt - bass guitar, upright bass*Jim "Daddy" Heffernan - Dobro on "Two Feet of Topsoil", "Munster Rag" and "Too Country"*Bernie Herms - piano, keyboards, B3 organ...
, the song reached the top of the Billboard
Billboard (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...
chart (then known as the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart) that year, becoming the third number-one hit of Paisley's career.
Writing and inspiration
While still a student at Belmont UniversityBelmont University
Belmont University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It is the largest Christian university in Tennessee and the second largest private university in the state, behind nearby Vanderbilt University.-Belmont Mansion:Belmont Mansion...
in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
in the early 1990s, Brad Paisley had been asked to participate in a student concert. Having primarily sung ballads at that point in his career, he decided to add a novelty song to his repertoire. Frank Rogers, a fellow student who would eventually become Paisley's record producer, agreed, suggesting that they should "write something that will make them laugh", and the two then began to write the song. Their collaboration resulted in "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)", a moderate up-tempo, centralizing on a male character whose lover has threatened to leave him if he goes fishing instead of staying home with her. Having chosen to go fishing instead, the character then states that he will "miss her when [he gets] home".
When Paisley performed the song at the student concert, he received a positive reaction from the audience members, who began to laugh and cheer once he reached the first chorus. After signing to his recording contract with Arista Nashville
Arista Nashville
Arista Nashville is an American record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment, operated under the Sony Music Nashville division. Founded in 1989, the label specializes in country music artists, including Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood...
in 1999, Paisley planned to place the song on his debut album Who Needs Pictures
Who Needs Pictures
-Personnel:*Eddie Bayers - drums on tracks 1-3, 5, 9*Earl Clark - steel guitar on "Cloud of Dust"*Glen Duncan - fiddle and mandolin*James Gregory - bass guitar*Bernie Herms - piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Rhodes piano, strings*Wes Hightower - background vocals...
. Although the label had wanted him to do so, Rogers thought that the "song was better for a more established artist".
Although Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
, George Strait
George Strait
George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...
, and Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson
Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista...
had all shown interest in recording the song, Paisley kept it to himself after the success of his Who Needs Pictures album. He then recorded "I'm Gonna Miss Her" for his Part II album, and the song was released as that album's third single, despite Paisley's initial reluctance, as he had thought that the concept of a male choosing fishing over love might be offensive to female listeners.
Reception
The song went on to reach the top of 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...
country charts for 2 weeks in mid-2002, becoming Paisley's third Number One hit on the country charts. In addition, it received Song of the Year, Single of the Year, and Video of the Year nominations from the Country Music Association
Country Music Association
The Country Music Association was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. It originally consisted of only 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre...
; in addition, its music video received the award for "Concept Video of the Year" at CMT
Country Music Television
Country Music Television, or CMT, is an American country music-oriented cable television network. Programming includes music videos, taped concerts, movies, biographies of country music stars, game shows, and reality programs...
's 2002 Flameworthy Awards.
TV personalities Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
Daniel Patrick Pugh , professionally known as Dan Patrick, is an American sportscaster, radio personality, and actor from Mason, Ohio...
and Jerry Springer
Jerry Springer
Gerald Norman "Jerry" Springer is a British-born American television presenter, best known as host of the tabloid talk show The Jerry Springer Show since its debut in 1991...
and actress Kimberly Williams, whom Paisley was dating at the time and whom he later married, appear in the video.
Music video
The music video was directed by Peter ZavadilPeter 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:...
and premiered on February 22, 2002.
Personnel
- Glen Duncan - fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
- Kevin "Swine" Grantt - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Bernie Herms - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Wes Hightower - background vocals
- Mike Johnson - steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
, dobroDobroDobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar... - Mitch McMitchen - percussion
- Brad Paisley - lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
Chart performance
"I'm Gonna Miss Her" spent twenty-five weeks 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 Singles & Tracks (now 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, peaking at Number One on the chart dated for the week ending July 6, 2002 and holding that position for two weeks. It was the third Number One hit of Paisley's career. The song's b-side, "I Wish You'd Stay
I Wish You'd Stay
"I Wish You'd Stay" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Brad Paisley. It was released in August 2002 as the fourth and final single from Paisley's album Part II and reached a peak of number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in early 2003...
," was released as the album's next single late in the year.
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