A Country Boy Can Survive

"A Country Boy Can Survive"
Single by Hank Williams Jr.
from the album The Pressure Is On
B-side"Weatherman"
ReleasedJanuary 18, 1982
Recorded1981
GenreCountry
Length4:16
LabelElektra/Curb
Songwriter(s)Hank Williams Jr.
Producer(s)Jimmy Bowen
Hank Williams Jr.
Hank Williams Jr. singles chronology
"All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)"
(1981)
"A Country Boy Can Survive"
(1982)
"Honky Tonkin'"
(1982)

"A Country Boy Can Survive" is a song written and recorded by American musician Hank Williams Jr. The song was released as a single in January 1982 and reached a peak of number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in March 1982.[1] It is considered one of Williams' signature songs even though it never reached number one.

Shortly after 9/11, Williams re-wrote and re-recorded the song with a patriotic theme under the name "America Will Survive"; the rewrite peaked at number 45 on the Billboard country charts.

In early 2007, Williams re-released the original version to commemorate the 25th anniversary of its original release, in addition to creating a music video for it. This re-release peaked at number 45 on the Billboard country charts.

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.