Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose Explained

Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose
Cover:Dwightyoakam439865.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Dwight Yoakam
Album:If There Was a Way
B-Side:Since I Started Drinkin' Again
Released:September 26, 1990
Recorded:1990
Genre:Country
Length:3:23
Label:Reprise
Producer:Pete Anderson
Prev Title:Long White Cadillac
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:You're the One
Next Year:1991

"Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose" is a song written by Kostas and Wayland Patton, and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in September 1990 as the lead-off single from his album If There Was a Way. It peaked at #11 in the United States, and #5 in Canada.[1]

Content

The narrator has lost a former lover, and her memory won't leave his mind, so he requests that the music be turned on with the volume up as it will help him forget her.

Music video

The music video was directed by Steve Vaughan.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 0-89820-177-2.
  2. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991. RPM. December 21, 1991. August 16, 2013.