"Warning Labels" is a song written by Kim Williams and Oscar Turman, and recorded by American country music artist Doug Stone. It was released in June 1992 as the lead single from the album From the Heart. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Warning Labels" | ||||
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Single by Doug Stone | ||||
from the album From the Heart | ||||
B-side | "Left, Leavin', Goin' or Gone"[1] | |||
Released | June 29, 1992 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:58 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kim Williams, Oscar Turman | |||
Producer(s) | Doug Johnson | |||
Doug Stone singles chronology | ||||
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Content edit
The song is a mid-tempo where the male narrator, feeling the loss of his lover, listens to music by Merle Haggard and George Jones. As the songs remind him of his own loss, he states that "they oughta put warning labels on those sad country songs".[2]
Music video edit
The music video was directed by Wayne Miller and premiered in mid-1992.
Chart performance edit
"Warning Labels" debuted at number 48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 11, 1992.
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 6 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 4 |
Year-end charts edit
Chart (1992) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 91 |
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 21 |
References edit
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 405. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Ching, Barbara (July 2001). Wrong's What I Do Best : Hard Country Music and Contemporary Culture. Oxford University Press. p. 132.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1893." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 10, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Doug Stone Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1992: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.