Take This Job and Shove It
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"Take This Job and Shove It" is a song by David Allan Coe
from his 1978 album, Family Album
about the bitterness of a man who worked long and hard with no apparent reward. The song was famously covered by Johnny Paycheck
. The Johnny Paycheck version hit number one on the country charts for two weeks, spending 18 weeks on the charts.
The song inspired a film
by the same name.
Its B-side, "Colorado Kool-Aid," spent ten weeks on the same chart and peaked at #50.
A cover version also appears on Bedtime for Democracy
by Dead Kennedys
.
David Allan Coe
David Allan Coe is an American outlaw country music singer who achieved popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. He has written and performed over 280 original songs throughout his career...
from his 1978 album, Family Album
Family Album (David Allan Coe album)
Family Album is an album released by country musician David Allan Coe. It was released in 1978 on Columbia.-Track listing:All Songs written by David Allan Coe except where noted.#"Family Album" – 7:11#"Million Dollar Memories" Family Album is an album released by country musician David Allan Coe....
about the bitterness of a man who worked long and hard with no apparent reward. The song was famously covered by Johnny Paycheck
Johnny Paycheck
Johnny Paycheck was the legal name of Donald Eugene Lytle , a country music singer and Grand Ole Opry member most famous for recording the David Allan Coe song "Take This Job and Shove It"...
. The Johnny Paycheck version hit number one on the country charts for two weeks, spending 18 weeks on the charts.
The song inspired a film
Take This Job and Shove It (film)
Take This Job and Shove It is a 1981 film starring Robert Hays, Barbara Hershey, Art Carney, and David Keith, and directed by Gus Trikonis....
by the same name.
Its B-side, "Colorado Kool-Aid," spent ten weeks on the same chart and peaked at #50.
A cover version also appears on Bedtime for Democracy
Bedtime for Democracy
Bedtime for Democracy is the fourth album released by Dead Kennedys. Songs on this album cover such common punk subjects as conformity, Reaganomics, the military, and even criticizing aspects of their own punk movement. The title of the album is a reference to the 1951 comedy film, Bedtime for...
by Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978. The band became part of the American hardcore punk movement of the early 1980s. They gained a large underground fanbase in the international punk music scene....
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Chart performance
| Chart (1977–1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |