| "Independence Day" | ||||
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| Single by Martina McBride | ||||
| from the album The Way That I Am | ||||
| B-side | "True Blue Fool"[2] | |||
| Written | around 1992 | |||
| Released | May 2, 1994[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Studio | The Money Pit (Nashville, TN)[3] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:25 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gretchen Peters | |||
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"Independence Day" is a song by written by American singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters and recorded by American singer Martina McBride her 1993 studio album The Way That I Am. It was released on May 2, 1994, as the third single from the album.
The song has been regarded as McBride's signature song.[4] It won the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year at the 1995 Country Music Association Awards.[2] As of July 2015, the song has sold over 550,000 copies in the United States and has gone on to be certified Platinum.[5]
- ^ "Now help Martina celebrate Independence Day early!! Fire up your reports May 2nd!!" (PDF). Billboard Country Monitor. Vol. 2, no. 17. April 15, 1994. p. 7. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Classic Tracks: Martina McBride's "Independence Day"". Mixonline. February 3, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ Morris, Edward (July 29, 2019). "Martina McBride's "Independence Day" Is Burned into Our Memory". CMT. Archived from the original on June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ Matt Bjorke (July 13, 2015). "The Top 30 Digital Country Singles: July 13, 2015". Roughstock.