On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song)

"On the Road Again"
Single by Willie Nelson
from the album Honeysuckle Rose
B-side"Jumpin' Cotton Eyed Joe" (Johnny Gimble)
ReleasedAugust 1980
RecordedFall 1979
StudioEnactron Truck, Hollywood, California
GenreCountry
Length2:38
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Willie Nelson
Producer(s)Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson singles chronology
"Midnight Rider"
(1980)
"On the Road Again"
(1980)
"Family Bible"
(1980)
Audio video
"Willie Nelson - On The Road Again (Official Audio)" on YouTube

"On the Road Again" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Willie Nelson. It was written for Nelson's movie Honeysuckle Rose.[1] "On the Road Again" became Nelson's 9th Country & Western No. 1 hit overall (6th as a solo recording act) in November 1980, and became one of Nelson's most well known song. In addition, the song reached No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 7 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2] It was his biggest pop hit to that time and won him a Grammy Award for Best Country Song a year later.

References

  1. "On the Road Again", from "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", Rolling Stone, November 2004.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 178.