Independence Day (Martina McBride song)
1994 single by Martina McBride / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Independence Day" is a song written by Gretchen Peters, and recorded by American country music singer Martina McBride. The song was officially released in May 1994 as the third single from her album The Way That I Am. The song peaked at number 12 on Hot Country Songs.[2] Peters later recorded it herself on her 1996 album The Secret of Life. It was first offered to Reba McEntire, who turned it down.[3]
"Independence Day" | ||||
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Single by Martina McBride | ||||
from the album The Way That I Am | ||||
B-side | "True Blue Fool"[1] | |||
Released | May 2, 1994 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:25 | |||
Label | RCA Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gretchen Peters | |||
Producer(s) | Paul Worley, Ed Seay, Martina McBride | |||
Martina McBride singles chronology | ||||
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In 2003, it ranked 50th in CMT's 100 Greatest Songs of Country Music. The following year, it ranked #2 in CMT's 100 Greatest Videos in Country Music. The song was also featured in CMT's Controversy in terms of release and included interviews from "The Today Show" reporter Tiki Barber, Brad Paisley, Martina McBride herself, and former National Organization for Women president Patricia Ireland. In 2014, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song #77 in their list of the 100 greatest country songs.[4] The song has sold 550,000 copies in the US as of July 2015.[5]
"Independence Day" won the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year in 1995, making Peters only the second woman to win the award and the fourteenth songwriter to win the award with a solo composition.[1]