"I Just Wanna Be Mad" is a song written by Kelley Lovelace and Lee Thomas Miller

Lee Thomas Miller

Lee Thomas Miller is an American country music songwriter and occasional record producer. His credits include the Number One country hits "The World" and "I'm Still a Guy" for Brad Paisley and "You're Gonna Miss This" for Trace Adkins, as well as Top Ten hits for Terri Clark, Joe Nichols, and...

 and recorded by Canadian country music

Country music

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 artist Terri Clark

Terri Clark

Terri Lynn Sauson , known professionally as Terri Clark, is a Canadian country music artist who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that year...

. It was released in August 2002 as the first single released from Clark's 2003 album, Pain to Kill

Pain to Kill

Pain to Kill is the fifth studio album by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. Released in the U.S. on Mercury Nashville in 2003, the album produced the singles "I Just Wanna Be Mad", "Three Mississippi" and "I Wanna Do It All"...

. It peaked at #2 on Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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's Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

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 chart and reached #27 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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. Clark's performance of the song was nominated for a 2003

Juno Awards of 2003

The Juno Awards of 2003 were presented in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 6 April 2003. The primary awards ceremony was hosted that evening by Shania Twain at the Corel Centre and televised on CTV.- Ceremony highlights :...

 Juno Award

Juno Award

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 for Country Recording of the Year

Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year

The Juno Award for "Country Recording of the Year" has been awarded since 1970, as recognition each year for the best country music artist in Canada...

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The song was originally to be recorded by John Michael Montgomery

John Michael Montgomery

John Michael Montgomery is an American country music artist. He has produced more than thirty singles on the Billboard country charts, including two of Billboard’s Number One country singles of the year: "I Swear" and "Sold "...

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Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it an "uptempo, easy-to-sing-along-with, radio-friendly ode to the complexities of modern relationships, and Clark gives it all she's got." She goes on to say that the writers, Lovelace and Miller, have "crafted a lyric that examines the dynamics of relationships."

Music video

A music video was released for the song, directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions

Deaton-Flanigen Productions

Deaton-Flanigen Productions is a music video directing duo composed of Robert Deaton III and George Flanigen IV. The two have directed multiple music videos, primarily in the field of country music...

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Chart performance

"I Just Wanna Be Mad" debuted at #51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 31, 2002.

Chart (2002-2003)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	27