"Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound"
Single by Hank Williams Jr.
from the album Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
B-side""O.D.'d in Denver"
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1979
RecordedJune 25th, 1979
Length3:09
LabelElektra/Curb
Songwriter(s)Hank Williams Jr.
Producer(s)Jimmy Bowen
Hank Williams Jr. singles chronology
"Family Tradition"
(1979) 		"Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound"
(1979) 		"Women I've Never Had"
(1980)

"Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" is a song written and recorded by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released in September 1979 as the first single and title track from his album of the same name. It peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart[1] and reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Background

Hank wrote the song while hanging out with the Allman Brothers. Hank came up with the opening lines after Dickey Betts asked him how he writes country songs, Hank replied with "Well I got a good woman at home." the rest was allegedly written in 10 minutes[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 389.
  2. ^ Music, Saving Country (2019-06-25). "40 years ago today, Hank Williams Jr. records "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" in Nashville. He wrote the song while hanging w/ the Allman Brothers. Dickey Betts asked Jr. how he writes country songs. Jr. belted, "Well I got a good woman at home.." The rest came together in 10 mins". @KyleCoroneos. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  3. ^ "Hank Williams, Jr. Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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