| Self Made Man | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Montgomery Gentry |
| Album: | Tattoos & Scars |
| Released: | April 22, 2000 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:35 |
| Label: | Columbia Nashville |
| Producer: | Joe Scaife |
| Prev Title: | Daddy Won't Sell the Farm |
| Prev Year: | 1999 |
| Next Title: | All Night Long |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
"Self Made Man" is a song recorded by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in April 2000 as the fourth single from the album Tattoos & Scars. The song reached #31 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] The song was written by Wynn Varble and Jay Knowles.
The song's subject matter is about how, although a range of factors can be blamed for one's successes and failures, ultimately it is oneself that is to blame for both.
A review in Billboard was positive, contrasting the song with the "hillbilly bluster" of their previous singles while also praising the "regret" in Eddie Montgomery's vocal delivery.[2]
. Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Joel Whitburn . Record Research . 2013 . 228.