American Made (song)
| "American Made" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Oak Ridge Boys | ||||
| from the album American Made | ||||
| B-side | "The Cure for My Broken Heart" | |||
| Released | February 1983 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:42 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriters | Bob DiPiero Pat McManus | |||
| Producer | Ron Chancey | |||
| The Oak Ridge Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"American Made" is a song written by Bob DiPiero and Pat McManus, and recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in February 1983 as the first single and title track from American Made. It was The Oak Ridge Boys' seventh number one on the country chart, staying at number one for a week. It spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.[1] "American Made” also reached number 72 on the Hot 100.
Chart performance
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 72 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 12 |
In popular culture
"American Made" was later made into a TV commercial jingle for Miller Beer, with the line in the song's chorus being changed from "My baby is American made" to "Miller's made the American way." The Oak Ridge Boys did not sing in the ad.
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 251.
- ^ "The Oak Ridge Boys Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Oak Ridge Boys Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.