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"Hillbilly Rock" is a song written by Paul Kennerley, and recorded by American country music artist Marty Stuart. It was released in March 1990 as the third single and title track from the album Hillbilly Rock. The song reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

"Hillbilly Rock"
Single by Marty Stuart
from the album Hillbilly Rock
B-side	"Western Girls"
Released	March 1990
Genre	Country rock, rockabilly
Length	2:38
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Paul Kennerley
Producer(s)	Richard Bennett, Tony Brown
Marty Stuart singles chronology
"Don't Leave Her Lonely Too Long" (1990) "Hillbilly Rock" (1990) "Western Girls" (1990)

Background

According to an interview with Marty Stuart, songwriter Paul Kennerley had initially composed "Hillbilly Rock" for the Judds to potentially record. Conversely, Stuart had signed a new deal with MCA Records in the late 1980s following his brief tenure at Columbia Records. Music executive Tony Brown, who had signed Stuart to MCA, subsequently paired him with Kennerley to write songs together, during which Kennerley presented "Hillbilly Rock" to Stuart and convinced him to record the song himself.[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Joanne Gardner and premiered in early 1990.

Chart performance

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3]	6
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5]	78

References

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