"Addicted to a Dollar" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Doug Stone, who wrote it along with Ray Hood, Kim Tribble and Ray Maddox. It was released in February 1994 as the second single from his album More Love. The song was a number four country hit in the US, and number one in Canada.
| "Addicted to a Dollar" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Doug Stone | ||||
| from the album More Love | ||||
| B-side | "That's a Lie"[2] | |||
| Released | February 22, 1994[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:05 | |||
| Label | Epic 77375 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Doug Stone, Ray Hood, Kim Tribble, Ray Maddox[3] | |||
| Producer(s) | James Stroud and Doug Stone | |||
| Doug Stone singles chronology | ||||
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Content edit
"Addicted to a Dollar" centralizes on the male narrator, a blue collar worker struggling to maintain financial stability.[4]
Music video edit
The music video was directed by Marius Penczner, and features Doug Stone singing the song at a concert in at The Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee.
Critical reception edit
Dan Cooper of Allmusic cited "Addicted to a Dollar" as a standout track on More Love, saying that with the song, "Stone stakes his claim for 'hot country' status alongside all his Nashville peers."[5] Tom Roland also described the song favorably in his review for New Country magazine, where he wrote that the song "captures the stalwart traditional voice behind the balladeer."[4]
Chart positions edit
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 4 |
Year-end charts edit
| Chart (1994) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[8] | 7 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 55 |
References edit
- ^ AOL Music profile for "Addicted to a Dollar"
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 405. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ More Love (cassette insert). Doug Stone. Epic Records. 1993. ET-57271.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b Roland, Tom (March 1994). "Album reviews: More Love". New Country. 1 (1): 48–49. ISSN 1074-536X.
- ^ Cooper, Dan. "More Love". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2482." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 23, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Doug Stone Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
