Some Days You Gotta Dance
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"Some Days You Gotta Dance" is a single by American country music group the Dixie Chicks
. Released in 2001, it was the eighth and final single from their 1999 album, Fly. The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
chart in March 2002. "Some Days You Gotta Dance" was previously recorded by Keith Urban
's band, The Ranch
, in 1997. Urban plays guitar on the Dixie Chicks' rendition.
James Taylor
sang the song with the Dixie Chicks during their joint appearances on the 2004 Vote for Change
tour, then continued playing it on his own tours and recorded it for his 2008 album Covers
.
Dixie Chicks
The Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines...
. Released in 2001, it was the eighth and final single from their 1999 album, Fly. The song peaked at #7 on 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 Singles & Tracks
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 in March 2002. "Some Days You Gotta Dance" was previously recorded by Keith Urban
Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age...
's band, The Ranch
The Ranch (band)
-Track listing:-The Ranch:*Keith Urban – lead vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, ganjo, keyboards, hand claps*Jerry Flowers – bass guitar, background vocals, hand claps*Peter Clarke – drums, percussion, hand claps-Guest musicians:...
, in 1997. Urban plays guitar on the Dixie Chicks' rendition.
James Taylor
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
sang the song with the Dixie Chicks during their joint appearances on the 2004 Vote for Change
Vote for Change
The Vote for Change tour was a politically-motivated American popular music concert tour that took place in October 2004. The tour was presented by MoveOn.org to benefit America Coming Together. The tour was held in swing states and was designed to encourage people to register and vote...
tour, then continued playing it on his own tours and recorded it for his 2008 album Covers
Covers (James Taylor album)
Covers is the sixteenth album and the first "covers" album by singer-songwriter James Taylor, released on September 30, 2008. The album was recorded by Taylor's regular touring band. Some of the tunes Taylor had been performing off and on in concerts for years, while others were new to his repertoire...
.
Chart performance
"Some Days You Gotta Dance" debuted at #56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 29, 2001.| Chart (2001–2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 55 |