Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me
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"Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" is a hit song by country
and pop
singer-songwriter Mac Davis
. From his breakthrough album of the same name, the song reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100
and Easy Listening charts in September 1972, spending three weeks atop each chart. He wrote the song when the record company demanded he write a tune with a "hook".
The song was also a modest country hit concurrent with its pop success, reaching number 26 shortly after the peak of its pop success.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
and pop
Pop music
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singer-songwriter Mac Davis
Mac Davis
Mac Davis is a country music singer, songwriter, and actor originally from Lubbock, Texas who has enjoyed much crossover success...
. From his breakthrough album of the same name, the song reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and Easy Listening charts in September 1972, spending three weeks atop each chart. He wrote the song when the record company demanded he write a tune with a "hook".
The song was also a modest country hit concurrent with its pop success, reaching number 26 shortly after the peak of its pop success.
Chart performance
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 26 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Covers
- Blaine LarsenBlaine LarsenBlaine Larsen is an American country music artist. He was raised in Buckley, Washington. At age fifteen, he recorded his debut album In My High School on Giantslayer Records, an independent record label. The album was re-issued in 2005 as Off to Join the World by BNA Records...
, on his 2006 album Rockin' You TonightRockin' You Tonight-Album:-Singles:...
. - Liza MinnelliLiza MinnelliLiza May Minnelli is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of singer and actress Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli....
, on her 1973 album The Singer
Sources
- Whitburn, Joel, Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, 2006.
- Whitburn, Joel, Top Pop Singles: 1955-2006, 2007.