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"Reckless" is a song written by Michael Clark and Jeff Stevens, and recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in August 1993 as the first single from their album, Cheap Seats. The song was their final number one the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart until June 2011, when they reached the number one position again with a guest vocal on Brad Paisley's "Old Alabama".

"Reckless"
Single by Alabama
from the album Cheap Seats
B-side	"Clear Water Blues"[1]
Released	August 30, 1993
Recorded	January 1, 1993
Genre	Country
Length	3:15
Label	RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Michael Clark Jeff Stevens
Producer(s)	Alabama Larry Michael Lee Josh Leo
Alabama singles chronology
"Hometown Honeymoon" (1993) "Reckless" (1993) "T.L.C. A.S.A.P." (1993)

Content

The song's narrator wants to take his lover in his Thunderbird, and wants for him and her to forget and care less about their current lives and live and love recklessly.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song unfavorably, saying that it is a "recycled, B-movie Bruce tune." She goes on to say that if Alabama keeps recording songs like these than the band "might as well go ahead and change its name to New Jersey."[2]

Chart positions

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3]	1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4]	23
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6]	15

Chart (1994)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7]	78

References

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