Kick a Little (song)

"Kick a Little"
Single by Little Texas
from the album Kick a Little
B-side "Hit Country Song"[1]
Released August 16, 1994[2]
Format CD single, cassingle, 7"
Recorded 1994
Genre Country
Length 3:42
Label Warner Bros. Nashville 18103
Songwriter(s) Porter Howell, Dwayne O'Brien, Brady Seals[3]
Producer(s) Little Texas, Christy Dinapoli, Doug Grau[3]
Little Texas singles chronology
"Stop on a Dime"
(1994)		 "Kick a Little"
(1994)		 "Amy's Back in Austin"
(1995)

"Stop on a Dime"
(1994)		 "Kick a Little"
(1994)		 "Amy's Back in Austin"
(1995)

"Kick a Little" is a song performed by American country music group Little Texas. It was released in August 1994 as the first single and title track from their album of the same name. It was their tenth single overall. It was written by the band's chief songwriters: lead guitarist Porter Howell, guitarist Dwayne O'Brien and keyboardist and vocalist Brady Seals. The song reached #5 on the Billboards Hot Country Songs chart and #4 on the Canadian RPM country tracks chart.

Content

"Kick a Little" is an up-tempo song sung by lead singer Tim Rushlow. The song's narrator imparts the words of his father, who was never the first to fight but was always willing to stand up for what he believed or to defend his family.

Music video

The music video was directed by Jon Small, and premiered in late 1994. It was filmed at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The band is shown performing live on an empty stage, while being bombarded with debris. During the instrumental break, a tornado broke down the door to meet the band on stage, where they continued performing while being bombarded with more debris. At the end of the video, an unnamed actor says "Man, that Texas twister sho' can kick!" as debris got flown up in the air from him kicking his foot. This was also the band's last music video to feature keyboardist and co-lead vocalist Brady Seals before he left the band in late 1994 to pursue a solo career.

Chart performance

"Kick a Little" debuted at number 68 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 27, 1994.

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 4
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5] 8
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] 34

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 242. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. ↑ http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/little_texas/614207/album.jhtml
  3. 1 2 Kick a Little (CD). Little Texas. Warner Bros. Records. 1994. 206576.
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2653." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 14, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Little Texas Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "Little Texas Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
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