| "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" | ||||
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 One of A-side labels of the U.S. vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Waylon Jennings | ||||
| from the album Dreaming My Dreams | ||||
| B-side | "Bob Wills Is Still the King" | |||
| Released | August 1975 | |||
| Recorded | September 2, 1974[1] | |||
| Genre | Outlaw country[2] | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Waylon Jennings | |||
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"Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. It was released in August 1975 as the first single from the album Dreaming My Dreams. The song was Waylon Jennings' fourth number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of sixteen weeks on the country chart.[3]
The B-side to "Are You Sure ..." was "Bob Wills is Still the King", a tribute to the music of Wills. Although it never charted on its own, "Bob Wills ... " gained airplay and continues to be a staple at classic country radio stations.
- ^ Saving Country Music (September 2, 2024). "50 Years Ago: Waylon Jennings Records the Ultimate Country Protest Song". Saving Country Music. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ Pitchfork Staff (August 22, 2016). "The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
Like the best outlaw country, "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?" looks backwards and forwards simultaneously...
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 174.