On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song)
1980 single by Willie Nelson / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"On the Road Again" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Willie Nelson.
"On the Road Again" | ||||
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Single by Willie Nelson | ||||
from the album Honeysuckle Rose | ||||
B-side | "Jumpin' Cotton Eyed Joe" (Johnny Gimble) | |||
Released | August 1980 | |||
Recorded | Fall 1979 | |||
Studio | Enactron Truck, Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | Country rock | |||
Length | 2:38 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Willie Nelson | |||
Producer(s) | Willie Nelson | |||
Willie Nelson singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"On the Road Again" (audio) on YouTube | ||||
The song, about life on tour, came about when the executive producer of the film Honeysuckle Rose approached Nelson about writing the song for the film's soundtrack.[1] "On the Road Again" became Nelson's 9th Country & Western No. 1 hit overall (6th as a solo recording act) in November 1980, and became one of Nelson's most recognizable tunes. In addition, the song reached No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 7 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2] It was his biggest pop hit to that time and won him a Grammy Award for Best Country Song a year later.