Jukebox Junkie Explained

Jukebox Junkie
Cover:Ken Mellons - Jukebox Junkie.png
Type:single
Artist:Ken Mellons
Album:Ken Mellons
B-Side:The Pleasure's All Mine
Released:July 18, 1994
Genre:Country
Length:2:41
Label:Epic
Producer:Jerry Cupit
Prev Title:Lookin' in the Same Direction
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:I Can Bring Her Back
Next Year:1994

"Jukebox Junkie" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Ken Mellons. It was released in July 1994 as the second single from his debut album Ken Mellons. The song reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 6 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[1] It was written by Mellons, Jerry Cupit and Janice Honeycutt.

Content

The song is an uptempo, in which the narrator talks about how he loves to listen to the jukebox.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine gave the song a mixed review, saying that while Mellons "possesses one of those deep, whiskey-soaked voice that could never be mistaken for anything but country", the song will likely "never be mistaken for anything other than what it is - a hopeless string of honky-tonk cliches."[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in mid-1994.

Chart performance

"Jukebox Junkie" debuted at number sixty nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 30, 1994.

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Ken Mellons Hot Country Songs Chart History
  2. Billboard, July 23, 1994
  3. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994. RPM. December 12, 1994. August 4, 2013.