Born Again in Dixieland
{{Infobox song
| name = Born Again in Dixieland
| cover =
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| type = single
| artist = Jason McCoy
| album = Playin' for Keeps
| released = June 18, 1997
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| genre = Country
| length = 3:25
| label = Universal
| writer = Jason McCoy
Naoise Sheridan
Denny Carr
| producer = Scott Baggett
| prev_title = All the Way
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Heaven Help Her Heart
| next_year = 1997
}}
"Born Again in Dixieland" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Jason McCoy. Released in June 1997, it was the lead single from his album Playin' for Keeps. The song reached #3 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in September 1997.{{Cite web |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3338&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=fchdljq0ldermhemftf3qgaf03 |title=RPM Country Tracks |access-date=2010-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020062626/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3338&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=fchdljq0ldermhemftf3qgaf03 |archive-date=2012-10-20 |url-status=dead }} The song won a SOCAN Song of the Year award.
Background and writing
McCoy said that he started writing the song with Sheridan and he was playing songs for MCA Canada label and they asked if he had any other songs. He played a verse and the chorus from the song thinking it wasn't that good and they wouldn't like it. Instead they liked it and McCoy lied to them and said the song was fully done. He cut the song throughout the night without the full lyrics being finished.[http://www.openroadrecordings.com/pdf/bios/Jason%20McCoy_GH_bio_jmc.pdf Jason McCoy bio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724091949/http://www.openroadrecordings.com/pdf/bios/Jason%20McCoy_GH_bio_jmc.pdf |date=2011-07-24 }}
==Music video==
A music video directed by Robert Cuffley premiered in June 1997. Cuffley won a 1998 CCMA award for his work on the video.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120717104533/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/M/McCoy_Jason/2000/10/15/747583.html Jason McCoy's doin' easy time]}}
Chart performance
"Born Again in Dixieland" debuted at number 74 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks for the week of June 23, 1997.{{Cite web |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3242&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=fchdljq0ldermhemftf3qgaf03 |title=RPM Country Tracks debut |access-date=2010-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020062636/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3242&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=fchdljq0ldermhemftf3qgaf03 |archive-date=2012-10-20 |url-status=dead }}
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!align="left"|Chart (1997) !align="center"|Peak |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"|Chart (1997)
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM){{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.7902&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997|work=RPM|date=December 15, 1997|accessdate=July 17, 2013}}
| align="center" | 14 |
References
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Category:Universal Records singles
Category:Songs written by Jason McCoy
Category:Canadian Country Music Association Song of the Year songs