Sing (Wynonna Judd song)
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"Sing" is the title of a song written by Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....

 and recorded by American country
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, Wynonna Judd
Wynonna Judd
Wynonna Ellen Judd is an American country music singer. Her solo albums and singles are all credited to the singular name Wynonna. Wynonna first rose to fame in the 1980s alongside her mother, Naomi, in the country music duo The Judds...

. The song was the second single released from her 2009 studio album, Sing: Chapter 1
Sing: Chapter 1
Sing: Chapter 1 is a studio album from country music singer Wynonna Judd, released on February 3, 2009. It is her seventh solo studio album and the follow-up to her 2003 album What the World Needs Now Is Love and her holiday-themed 2006 release A Classic Christmas...

.
After failing to chart on the Billboard 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, the song was given several electronic dance remixes
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...

, and sent to dance radio where it peaked at #4 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart in August 2009.

Background

Written by Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....

, "Sing" is the closing track and title track to Wynonna Judd's album, Sing: Chapter 1. Allmusic critic, Thom Jurek reviewed "Sing", giving it praise. Jurek stated, "This final track is a new pop country anthem; it underscores Judd's sheer individualism and style, and offers a complete illustration of her gifts as a singer."

Remixes

  • "Sing (Pete Hammond radio edit)" - 3:41
  • "Sing (Pete Hammond extended mix)" - 8:12
  • "Sing (Jody den Broeder radio edit)" - 4:19
  • "Sing (Jody den Broder extended mix)" - 6:41
  • "Sing (Digital Dogs radio edit)" - 2:49
  • "Sing (Digital Dogs extended mix)" - 6:38
  • "Sing (Almighty extended mix)" - 6:35

Chart performance

Shortly after it was released to country radio, the song was remixed for dance airplay. The song reached the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart in August 2009, peaking at number 4. It became her first Top 5 single on any Billboard chart since "To Be Loved by You
To Be Loved by You
"To Be Loved by You" is a 1996 song performed by Wynonna. The first single from Wynonna's Revelations album, it was also that album's first Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts.-Chart performance:...

" reached number one in 1996.
Chart (2009) Peak
position
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