High Maintenance Woman
| "High Maintenance Woman" | ||||
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| Single by Toby Keith | ||||
| from the album Big Dog Daddy | ||||
| Released | February 13, 2007 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Show Dog Nashville | |||
| Writer(s) |
Toby Keith Danny Simpson Tim Wilson | |||
| Producer(s) | Toby Keith | |||
| Toby Keith singles chronology | ||||
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"High Maintenance Woman" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in February 2007 as the lead-off single from Toby's album Big Dog Daddy. The song reached a peak of number 3 on the country charts in mid-2007. Keith wrote the song with Danny Simpson and Tim Wilson.
Content
The song tells of an apartment-building maintenance man who is attempting, and failing, to attract the attention of an attractive woman who lives in an apartment in the complex, and lamenting that "a high-maintenance woman don't want no maintenance man".
In colloquial usage predating Keith's use of the term, a "high maintenance woman" is a woman regarded as overly demanding or fussy.
Music video
The music video was directed by Michael Salomon and was released in early 2007. The guitar used in the video was a custom made Rockit Guitar built by Rod "Hot Rod" MacKenzie.
Reception
Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a A- rating. He said that even though "the plotline is ripped off" and it contains a "jaw-droppingly tacky double entendre about having all the right tools, it is a fantastic single." He then goes on to say that "the song is well-written and his performance is top-notch." [1]
Songwriters
Although Keith actually wrote "High Maintenance Woman" entirely on his own, he gave co-writers' credit to comedian and singer Tim Wilson and Danny Simpson (Wilson's frequent co-writing partner), because Wilson had previously cut an unrelated song that also contained a similar premise. On his official website, Keith states:
I got to the studio and played ["High Maintenance Woman"] for the session guys and they said, "Aw, man. There's a comedian named Tim Wilson who's got a skit about that and has a little ditty song that's kind of the same thing."… Tim's a friend of mine, so I called him and told him about my song… I said I wouldn't even record mine without his blessing, which he gave. And just because I don't want anyone to ever think I copped his song, we threw him a small share of the writing and put their names on it.[2]
Chart performance
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 67 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] | 50 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2007) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 23 |
References
- ↑ Coyne, Kevin John (2007-02-08). "Toby Keith - "High Maintenance Woman"". Country Universe. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
- ↑ "Toby Keith ::: Big Dog Daddy in stores NOW!!!". Toby Keith official website. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ↑ "Toby Keith – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Toby Keith.
- ↑ "Toby Keith – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Toby Keith.
- ↑ "Toby Keith – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Toby Keith.
- ↑ "Best of 2007: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2012.