"Rock This Country!" is the title of a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain

Shania Twain

Shania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...

, it was the tenth 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...

 released to country radio in January 2000 from her 1997 album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 Come on Over

Come on Over (Shania Twain album)

Come On Over is the third studio album recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 4, 1997. It became the world's best-selling country music album and the best-selling studio album ever released by a female artist in any genre...

. Written by Mutt Lange and Twain, "Rock This Country!" was released to North American country radio stations in late 1999. With no promotional performances or CD single, the song was the lowest charting single at country radio from the album.

Background

On "Rock This Country!" Twain said the song is "a very live, fast-driving song

Driving song

A driving song, also referred to as a road trip song, is a song whose theme and tempo are considered ideal for accompaniment to driving. It is a music genre or style distinct from a car song.According to VH1, the Top 10 Driving Songs include the following:...

. We wrote that one on the beach in Florida. I had had the title a long time". "Rock This Country!" became the closing song each night on both the Come on Over Tour

Come on Over Tour

The Come On Over Tour is the first concert tour by Canadian recording artist, Shania Twain. Visiting North America, Australia and Europe, the tour supported Twain's third studio album Come On Over...

 and the Up! Tour

Up! Tour

The Up! Tour is the second concert tour by Canadian singer–songwriter Shania Twain in support of her fourth studio album, Up!. The show reached North America and Europe...

. It is the only song to stay the same on both the original and international versions of Come on Over. Al Gore

Al Gore

Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....

 used "Rock This Country!" as the theme song to his 2000 Presidential Campaign. Hillary Clinton selected "Rock This Country!" as a candidate theme song for her 2008 Presidential campaign.

Critical reception

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...

applauded the song saying it "pushes all the buttons that should make it a natural for today's young country audience" and calling it "a rollicking, fiddle-laced number that should become a weekend anthem".

Music video

The music video

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 for "Rock This Country!" was taken directly from Twain's 1999 Come on Over special from Dallas. It was filmed on November 25, 1999 and released on December 23, 1999. Directing credit is given to Larry Jordan

Larry Jordan

Larry Jordan is an independent filmmaker who has been working in the Bay Area in California since 1955, and making films since 1952. He has produced some 40 experimental and animation films, and three feature-length dramatic films. He is most widely known for his animated collage films. In 1970 he...

. This video was the second consecutive live video released from the Come on Over album, and third overall, as both "Honey, I'm Home

Honey, I'm Home

"Honey, I'm Home" is a song by Shania Twain, from her album Come On Over, released as the sixth overall single, being the fifth to country radio. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain. The song was originally released in the summer of 1998 following the mass success of "You're Still...

" and "Come on Over

Come on Over (song)

"Come On Over" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain, it was the ninth single to country radio and title track released from her 1997 album Come On Over. It was written by Twain and her then-husband, Mutt Lange. "Come On Over" was originally released to North American country radio stations in...

" were issued live videos. The video is known for Twain's "space-age" looking outfit. It is available on Twain's DVD The Platinum Collection

The Platinum Collection (DVD)

The Platinum Collection is the first music video compilation by Canadian singer Shania Twain. Released on November 6, 2001 by Mercury Nashville Records, the video comprises of the music videos from the singles from Twain's first three studio albums, Shania Twain , The Woman in Me , and Come on Over...

.

Chart performance

"Rock This Country!" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of January 15, 2000 at number 58. The single spent 17 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number 30 on February 26, 2000, where it remained for three weeks. "Rock This Country!" became the first single from Come on Over to miss the top 20; it became her lowest peaking single since "God Bless the Child

God Bless the Child (Shania Twain song)

"God Bless the Child" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Shania Twain. It was released in October 1996 as the eighth and final single from her 1995 album The Woman in Me. The song was written by Twain and an extended version cowritten by Mutt Lange...

" which peaked at number 48.

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Canada RPM Country Singles	3
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	30