For a Change

"For a Change"
"For a Change"
Single by Neal McCoy
from the album You Gotta Love That
B-side	"You're Backin' Up"
Released	December 19, 1994
Genre	Country
Length	3:22
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	John Scott Sherrill; Steve Seskin
Producer(s)	Barry Beckett
Neal McCoy singles chronology

"For a Change" is a song written by John Scott Sherrill and Steve Seskin, and recorded by American country music artist Neal McCoy. It was released in December 1994 as the first single from his album You Gotta Love That. The song reached number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 8 on the RPM Country Tracks in Canada.^[1]

Music video[]

The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in December 1994.

Chart performance[]

"For a Change" debuted at number 73 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 17, 1994.

Chart (1994–1995)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	8
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[3]	8
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	3

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1995)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[5]	73
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	25

Parodies[]

American country music parody artist Cledus T. Judd released a parody of "For a Change" titled "The Change" on his 1996 album I Stoled This Record.

References[]

^ Neal McCoy Hot Country Songs Chart History
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9173." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 3, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
^ "Neal McCoy Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Neal McCoy Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
^ "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] Neal McCoy Hot Country Songs Chart History

[sc_Canadacountry_-2] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9173." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 3, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.

[sc_Billboardbubbling100_Neal_McCoy-3] "Neal McCoy Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Neal_McCoy-4] "Neal McCoy Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[5] "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.

[6] "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.

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Studio albums	At This Moment Where Forever Begins No Doubt About It You Gotta Love That! Neal McCoy Be Good at It The Life of the Party 24-7-365 The Luckiest Man in the World That's Life XII Pride: A Tribute to Charley Pride
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits
Singles	"This Time I've Hurt Her More (Than She Loves Me)" "No Doubt About It" "Wink" "The City Put the Country Back in Me" "For a Change" "They're Playin' Our Song" "If I Was a Drinkin' Man" "You Gotta Love That" "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" "Going, Going, Gone" "The Shake" "If You Can't Be Good (Be Good at It)" "Love Happens Like That" "Every Man for Himself" "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On" "Take a Knee, My Ass (I Won't Take a Knee)"
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