Politically Uncorrect
{{Infobox song
| name = Politically Uncorrect
| cover = Gretchen Wilson and Merle Haggard - Politically Uncorrect.png
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Gretchen Wilson featuring Merle Haggard
| album = All Jacked Up
| released = February 13, 2006
| genre = Country
| length = 3:23
| label = Epic Nashville
| writer = {{hlist|Leslie Satcher|Danny Steagall|Billy Henderson}}
| producer = {{hlist|John Rich|Gretchen Wilson|Mark Wright}}
| chronology = Gretchen Wilson
| prev_title = I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = California Girls
| next_year = 2006
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Merle Haggard
| type = singles
| prev_title = If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)
| prev_year = 2001
| title = Politically Uncorrect
| year = 2006
| next_title = Working in Tennessee
| next_year = 2011
}}
}}
"Politically Uncorrect" is a song by American country music artist Gretchen Wilson featuring Merle Haggard. It was released on February 13, 2006, as the third single from Wilson's second studio album All Jacked Up. The song was written by Leslie Satcher, Danny Steagall, and Billy Henderson.
The song peaked at number 23 on the Hot Country Songs chart. "Politically Uncorrect" was nominated at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards in 2006 for the award of Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.
Commercial performance
"Politically Uncorrect" debuted on the US Hot Country Songs initially as an album track, debuting on October 8, 2005, at number 58 due to unsolicited airplay.{{Cite news |date=October 8, 2005 |title=Hot Country Songs - Week of October 8, 2005 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2005/BB-2005-10-08.pdf |work=Billboard |page=67}} As a single, it re-entered the chart the week of February 18, 2006, at number 50. The song reached its peak position of number 23 the week of April 15, 2006, where it stayed for one week.{{Cite news |date=April 15, 2006 |title=Hot Country Songs - Week of April 15, 2006 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2006/BB-2006-04-15.pdf |work=Billboard |page=72}}
Charts
= Weekly charts =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (2006) !align="center"|Peak |
| Canada Country (Radio & Records){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2006/RR-2006-05-19.pdf|title=R&R Canada Country Top 40|magazine=Radio & Records|page=43|date=May 19, 2006|issue=1658|access-date=July 6, 2024}}
|align="center"|31 |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|23|artist=Gretchen Wilson|artistid=611834}} |
= Year-end charts =
Release history
| class="wikitable"
|+Release dates and format(s) for "Politically Uncorrect" !Region !Date !Format(s) !Label(s) !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| United States
|February 13, 2006 |{{Cite news |date=February 10, 2006 |title=Going for Adds - Country |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2006/RR-2006-02-10.pdf |work=Radio & Records |page=20}} |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Gretchen Wilson}}
{{Merle Haggard}}
Category:Gretchen Wilson songs
Category:Songs written by Leslie Satcher
Category:Song recordings produced by John Rich
Category:Song recordings produced by Mark Wright (record producer)