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| Single by Brad Paisley from the album 5th Gear |
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| Released | August 2007 | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 4:56 (album version) | ||||
| Label | Arista Nashville | ||||
| Writer(s) | Chris DuBois Kelley Lovelace Brad Paisley |
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| Producer | Frank Rogers | ||||
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"Online" is a single by American country music artist Brad Paisley. Brad Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is a Grammy Award -winning American Country music Singer-songwriter and guitarist 5th Gear is the sixth studio album by country singer Brad Paisley. A CD single (abbreviated to CDS) is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Arista Nashville is an American Record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment, operated under the RCA Records Group A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Brad Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is a Grammy Award -winning American Country music Singer-songwriter and guitarist " Ticks " is a single by American Country music artist Brad Paisley that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart " Letter to Me " is a single by Country music Singer-songwriter Brad Paisley. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Brad Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is a Grammy Award -winning American Country music Singer-songwriter and guitarist It is the second single from his 2007 album 5th Gear. 5th Gear is the sixth studio album by country singer Brad Paisley. The single is Brad's ninth overall Number One single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, as well as his fifth consecutive Number One. Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States In addition, the song's music video won a Video of the Year award for Brad at the 2007 Country Music Association awards. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics The Country Music Association (CMA was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Content
"Online" is a satire of the online world, specifically MySpace. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and Here, the song's protagonist is a geek who lives at home with his parents, holds a job at the local pizzeria, and claims limited success in the dating world. The word geek is a Slang term noting individuals as "a peculiar or otherwise odd person especially one who is perceived to be overly obsessed with one or more things Pizza (ˈpiːtsə, in Italian:) is a popular dish made with an Oven -baked flat generally round Bread that is covered with tomatoes or a tomato-based Actually "five-foot-three and overweight", a fan of science fiction, and a mild asthmatic, the main character has an account on MySpace. Asthma is a chronic Condition involving the Respiratory system in which the airways occasionally constrict become inflamed, and are There, he assumes a much more desirable personality: "Online, I'm out in Hollywood / I'm six-foot-five and I look damn good / I drive a Maserati / I'm a black-belt in karate / And I love a good glass of wine". Maserati is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and Sports cars established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. Later in the song, he claims to live in Malibu, California, have a finely sculptured body, and pose for Calvin Klein Inc. and GQ. Malibu is an incorporated city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. Calvin Klein Inc is an American fashion brand founded in 1968 by Calvin Klein. GQ (originally Gentlemen's Quarterly) is a monthly men's Magazine focusing upon Fashion, style and culture for men through articles The fictitious alternate personalities make the geek claim that he is "so much cooler online".
Video
The video is directed by actor Jason Alexander, who also plays the geek in the song; William Shatner and Estelle Harris play his parents. Jason Alexander (born September 23 1959 as Jay Scott Greenspan) is an American television cinema and Musical theatre comedic actor best known for his role William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning Estelle Harris (born April 22, 1932) is an American Actress and Comedian. Patrick Warburton has a cameo as a car dealer, and Maureen McCormick is featured as the geek's next door neighbor; the marching band from Brentwood High School in Brentwood, Tennessee makes an appearance at the end, as do country music artists Taylor Swift and Kellie Pickler. Patrick John Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American Television Actor and Voice actor. Maureen Denise McCormick (born August 5, 1956) is an American actress reality show participant and recording artist Brentwood is a city in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States, and an affluent suburb of Nashville. Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13 1989 is an American Country music artist who began her career as a teenager Kellie Dawn Pickler (born June 28, 1986) is an American country singer and Television personality. The video was shot in Auburn, Washington, during Brad Paisley's tour. Auburn is a city of 67732 (2008 located in the US state of Washington, in King County with some spill-over
Shatner and Alexander also appear in the video for Paisley's 2003 song "Celebrity. " Celebrity " is a single by American Country music Singer Brad Paisley that reached the top three of the Billboard " At one point in the "Online" video, the character played by Paisley and Alexander is seen watching the music video for "Celebrity" on a computer. Also, Paisley's previous #1 hit, "Ticks" is heard playing at a party in the first few seconds of the "Online" video. " Ticks " is a single by American Country music artist Brad Paisley that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart
The song's video became the first ever country music video to reach Number One on the iTunes video sales charts. iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc [1] In 2007, the video also won a Video of the Year at the 41st CMA Awards. The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards or the CMAs and not to be confused with the ACM Awards, are voted on by business members of the Country
Brad Paisley held a contest allowing all the computer nerds and "cyber geeks" to direct their own videos for "Online". [2] He chose the winner on July 31st. The winning videos were announced July 31 in a format copying the opening credits of Star Wars films. [3]
References
- ^ Neal, Chris (August 13, 2007). Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "Brad Tops iTunes". Country Weekly 14 (17): 58. Country Weekly is an American magazine issued once every two weeks devoted to Country music.
- ^ You Tube: Brad Paisley announces "Online" video contest
- ^ YouTube: "Online" video contest winners
Peak positions
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| U. S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 1 |
| U. S. Billboard Hot 100 | 39 |
| U. S. Billboard Pop 100 | 89 |
| Canadian Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 50 |
External links
| Preceded by "Take Me There" by Rascal Flatts |
Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single October 13, 2007 |
Succeeded by "Love Me If You Can" by Toby Keith |
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