Down at the Twist and Shout

Down at the Twist and Shout
"Down at the Twist and Shout"
Single by Mary Chapin Carpenter
from the album Shooting Straight in the Dark
Released June 3, 1991
Genre Country
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Mary Chapin Carpenter
Producer Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Jennings
Mary Chapin Carpenter singles chronology
"Right Now"
(1991)
"Down at the Twist and Shout"
(1991)
"Going Out Tonight"
(1991)

"Down at the Twist and Shout" is a single written and recorded by American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. Released in June 1991, it was the third single from the album Shooting Straight in the Dark. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart[1] The song features backing from members of BeauSoleil, who are also name-dropped in the lyrics.[2]

In 1992, "Down at the Twist and Shout" won Carpenter a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female.[3]

Alvin and the Chipmunks recorded a cover for their 1992 album Chipmunks in Low Places.

Music video

The music video was directed by Jack Cole and premiered in mid-1991.

Chart performance

Chart (1991) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 7

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 69. 
  2. ^ (1990) Album notes for Shooting Straight in the Dark by Mary Chapin Carpenter [CD]. Columbia Records (CK 46077).
  3. ^ [1], accessed March 20, 2011.



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