I Just Wanna Be Mad - Wikipedia I Just Wanna Be Mad `` I Just Wanna Be Mad '' Single by Terri Clark from the album Pain to Kill B - side `` Three Mississippi '' Released August 26, 2002 Format CD single Genre Country Length 3 : 26 Label Mercury Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Kelley Lovelace Lee Thomas Miller Producer ( s ) Byron Gallimore Keith Stegall Terri Clark singles chronology `` Empty '' ( 2001 ) `` I Just Wanna Be Mad '' ( 2002 ) `` Three Mississippi '' ( 2003 ) `` Empty '' ( 2001 ) `` I Just Wanna Be Mad '' ( 2002 ) `` Three Mississippi '' ( 2003 ) Music video `` I Just Wanna Be Mad '' at CMT.com `` I Just Wanna Be Mad '' is a song written by Kelley Lovelace and Lee Thomas Miller, and recorded by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. It was released in August 2002 as the first single released from Clark 's album Pain to Kill. It peaked at number 2 on Billboard 's Hot Country Songs chart and reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100. Clark 's performance of the song was nominated for a 2003 Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year. The song was originally to be recorded by John Michael Montgomery. Contents 1 Content 2 Critical reception 3 Music video 4 Chart performance 4.1 Year - end charts 5 References 6 External links Content The song is an impassioned lyric about sticking it out in a relationship. Critical reception Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it an `` uptempo, easy - to - sing - along - with, radio - friendly ode to the complexities of modern relationships, and Clark gives it all she 's got. '' She goes on to say that the writers, Lovelace and Miller, have `` crafted a lyric that examines the dynamics of relationships. '' Music video A music video was released for the song, directed by Deaton - Flanigen Productions. Chart performance `` I Just Wanna Be Mad '' debuted at number 51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 31, 2002. Chart ( 2002 -- 2003 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) US Billboard Hot 100 27 Year - end charts Chart ( 2003 ) Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 18 References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2008 ). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 95 -- 96. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 177 - 2. Jump up ^ `` Chart listing for `` I Just Wanna Be Mad '' ``. Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Artist Summary The JUNO Awards ''. Juno Award. Retrieved April 23, 2012. Jump up ^ Terri Clark Pain to Thrill Jump up ^ Billboard, September 7, 2002 Jump up ^ `` I Just Wanna Be Mad '' music video Jump up ^ `` Terri Clark Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Terri Clark Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2003 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Terri Clark Studio albums Terri Clark Just the Same How I Feel Fearless Pain to Kill Life Goes On The Long Way Home Roots and Wings Classic Some Songs Compilation albums Greatest Hits 1994 - 2004 Terri Clark Live : Road Rage Notable singles `` Better Things to Do '' `` When Boy Meets Girl '' `` If I Were You '' `` Suddenly Single '' `` Poor Poor Pitiful Me '' `` Emotional Girl '' `` Now That I Found You '' `` You 're Easy on the Eyes '' `` Everytime I Cry '' `` A Little Gasoline '' `` No Fear '' `` I Just Wanna Be Mad '' `` Three Mississippi '' `` I Wanna Do It All '' `` Girls Lie Too '' `` She Did n't Have Time '' `` Dirty Girl '' `` In My Next Life '' `` A Million Ways to Run '' `` Love Is a Rose '' `` I 'm Movin ' On '' Related articles Discography This 2000s country song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Just_Wanna_Be_Mad&oldid=808931167 '' Categories : 2002 singles 2002 songs Terri Clark songs Songs written by Lee Thomas Miller Song recordings produced by Keith Stegall Songs written by Kelley Lovelace Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore Mercury Records singles Music videos directed by Deaton - Flanigen Productions Canadian Country Music Association Single of the Year winners 2000s country song stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 6 November 2017, at 02 : 56. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings i just want to be mad for awhile
Answer: Terri Clark