Rhinestone Cowboy - wikipedia Rhinestone Cowboy This article is about the song. For other uses, see Rhinestone Cowboy ( disambiguation ). `` Rhinestone Cowboy '' Single by Glen Campbell from the album Rhinestone Cowboy B - side `` Lovelight '' Released May 26, 1975 Format 7 - inch single Recorded February -- March 1975 Genre Country Length 3 : 15 Label Capitol Songwriter ( s ) Larry Weiss Producer ( s ) Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter Glen Campbell singles chronology `` It 's a Sin When You Love Somebody '' ( 1975 ) `` Rhinestone Cowboy '' ( 1975 ) `` Country Boy ( You Got Your Feet in L.A. ) '' ( 1975 ) `` It 's a Sin When You Love Somebody '' ( 1975 ) `` Rhinestone Cowboy '' ( 1975 ) `` Country Boy ( You Got Your Feet in L.A. ) '' ( 1975 ) `` Rhinestone Cowboy '' is a song written by Larry Weiss and most famously recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. The song enjoyed huge popularity with both country and pop audiences when it was released in 1975. Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Chart performance 3 Charts 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 4 Re-recorded version 5 Awards 6 Use in films 6.1 Films 7 Notable cover versions 7.1 Language versions 8 Rikki & Daz version 9 References 10 External links Background and writing Weiss wrote and recorded `` Rhinestone Cowboy '' in 1974, and it appeared on his 20th Century Records album Black and Blue Suite. It did not, however, have much of a commercial impact as a single. In late 1974, Campbell heard the song on the radio, and during a tour of Australia, decided to learn the song. Soon after his return to the United States, Campbell went to Al Coury 's office at Capitol Records, where he was approached about `` a great new song '' -- `` Rhinestone Cowboy ''. Several music writers noted that Campbell identified with the subject matter of `` Rhinestone Cowboy '' -- survival and making it, particularly when the chips are down -- very strongly. As Steven Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic put it, the song is about a veteran artist `` who 's aware that he 's more than paid his dues during his career... but is still surviving, and someday, he 'll shine just like a rhinestone cowboy. '' Chart performance Released in May 1975, `` Rhinestone Cowboy '' immediately caught on with both country and pop audiences. The song spent that summer climbing both the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Billboard Hot 100 charts before peaking at number one by season 's end - three nonconsecutive weeks on the country chart, two weeks on the Hot 100. Billboard ranked it as the number - two for 1975. It also went topped the charts in Canada and several other countries. During the week of September 13 -- the week the song returned to number one on the Billboard country chart, after having been nudged out for a week by `` Feelins ' '' by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn -- `` Rhinestone Cowboy '' topped both the country and Hot 100 charts simultaneously. This was the first time a song had accomplished the feat since November 1961, when `` Big Bad John '' by Jimmy Dean did so. `` Rhinestone Cowboy '' was one of six songs released in 1975 that topped both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Singles charts. The other songs were `` Before the Next Teardrop Falls '' by Freddy Fender, `` ( Hey Wo n't You Play ) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song '' by B.J. Thomas, `` Thank God I 'm a Country Boy '' and `` I 'm Sorry '' / `` Calypso, '' both by John Denver, and `` Convoy '' by C.W. McCall. The song was also the sole Glen Campbell track in a promotional - only compilation album issued by Capitol records titled The Greatest Music Ever Sold ( Capitol SPRO - 8511 / 8512 ), that was distributed to record stores during the 1976 holiday season as part of Capitol 's `` Greatest Music Ever Sold '' campaign, which promoted 15 `` Best Of '' albums released by the record label. After Glen Campbell died in August 2017, `` Rhinestone Cowboy '' charted in Country Digital Song chart at No. 12. The song has sold a total of 368,000 downloads in the digital era in the United States as of August 2017. Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1975 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 5 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Canadian Adult Contemporary Tracks ( RPM ) 7 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 31 Ireland ( IRMA ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) South African Singles Chart Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 17 UK Singles Chart US Billboard Hot Country Singles US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Yugoslavian Singles Chart Year - end charts Chart ( 1975 ) Rank Australian Kent Music Report 50 Belgian VRT Top 30 43 Canadian RPM Top Singles Irish Singles Chart Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 81 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 56 UK Singles Chart 21 US Billboard Hot 100 US Cashbox Top 100 Re-recorded version Glen Campbell recorded a new version of the song in 2013 on his final studio album titled, See You There. Awards `` Rhinestone Cowboy '' was certified gold for sales of 1 million units by the Recording Industry Association of America. The song became one of Glen Campbell 's signature songs and won numerous awards from the Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music, and American Music Awards. It also obtained nominations for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song as well as for Record of the Year, but did not win. Use in films This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2017 ) Films `` Rhinestone Cowboy '' served as the basis for the film Rhinestone ( 1984 ), starring Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton The song also made the soundtracks of the films High School High ( 1996 ) and Daddy Day Care ( 2003 ). `` Rhinestone Cowboy '' along with several other Glen Campbell tracks was used in War on Everyone ( 2016 ) Notable cover versions This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2014 ) `` Rhinestone Cowboy '' has been covered by artists including Thom Yorke and Radiohead, Soul Asylum, Belle and Sebastian, Lloyd Green, Charley Pride, Chris LeDoux, Loretta Lynn and White Town. In 1975, Cher performed it live during her The Cher Show. The American country singer Slim Whitman covered the song in 1976 on his Red River Valley album. Also in 1976, Canadian comedian Nestor Pistor recorded a parody version, `` Winestoned Plowboy '', which was itself a modest hit on Canada 's country music charts in 1977. Johnny Carson performed a comedic cover version to open the March 4, 1976 broadcast of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The episode was released on DVD in 2016 along with other episodes from that particular week, with Carson referencing his preparations for the performance and Doc Severinsen and the NBC Orchestra performing instrumental versions of the song each night. After his performance, Carson announced that songwriter Larry Weiss was in the audience, a fact he claimed to be unaware of when he sang it a few minutes earlier. South African singer Ray Dylan covered it on his album Goeie Ou Country - Vol. 3. Canadian country singer George Canyon covered it in 2016 for the # ForeverCountry series. Language versions Belgian singer Claire recorded the song in 1975 as `` Vreemde Vogels '' ( `` Strange Birds '' ) and had a hit with her version in Flanders. It made it to number 14 on the Ultratop Flanders chart, staying in the chart for 5 weeks. It also made it to number 2 on the Vlaamse Top 10 chart. The song was covered in 1976 in French as `` Je m'appelle Michèle '' interpreted as an autobiographical piece by French singer Michèle Torr. In 1978, and with lyrics more in line with the English original lyrics, it was recorded as `` Cowgirl dorée '' by the Canadian French singer Renée Martel. The French lyrics of Martel 's version were written by Robert Charlebois. In 1977 it was released as a duo by Peter Belli & Ulvene in Danish under the title `` Verdens bedste kone '' and again in 1977 in Finnish as `` Muukalainen oon kai '' interpreted by Kari Tapio. Rikki & Daz version In 2002, the British duo Rikki & Daz ( made up of Daz Sampson and Ricardo Autobahn ( real name John Matthews ) released a revamped version of the song with additional lyrics and music plus arrangement from the original. Titled `` Rhinestone Cowboy ( Giddy Up Giddy Up ), the single actually features Glen Campbell singing in the refrain. A music video was also released including Campbell. Track list `` Rhinestone Cowboy ( Giddy Up Giddy Up ) '' ( Radio Edit ) - ( 3 : 22 ) `` Rhinestone Cowboy ( Giddy Up Giddy Up ) '' ( Extended Version ) ( 5 : 01 ) `` Rhinestone Cowboy ( Giddy Up Giddy Up ) '' ( Shake Before Use Remix ) ( 6 : 00 ) `` Rhinestone Cowboy ( Giddy Up Giddy Up ) '' ( Spray Remix ) ( 5 : 27 ) Plus Music Video of `` Rhinestone Cowboy ( Giddy Up Giddy Up ) '' References Jump up ^ Gilbert, Bob and Gary Theroux, `` The Top Ten : 1956 - Present, '' Pop Record Research, Fireside Books, Simon & Schuster, New York. 1982 ( ISBN 0 - 671 - 43215 - X ) Jump up ^ Song Review by Ed Hogan. `` Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell Song Info ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 10. Jump up ^ Bjorke, Matt ( August 21, 2017 ). `` Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart : August 21, 2017 ''. Roughstock. Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Glen Campbell -- Rhinestone Cowboy '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Glen Campbell Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Glen Campbell '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Charts.nz -- Glen Campbell -- Rhinestone Cowboy ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Glen Campbell -- Rhinestone Cowboy ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 66. Jump up ^ `` Glen Campbell Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 - 2001. Record Research. p. 44. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. collectionscanada.gc.ca. Jump up ^ `` Jaaroverzichten -- Single 1975 '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2007 - 05 - 19. Retrieved 2007 - 06 - 14. CS1 maint : Archived copy as title ( link ) Jump up ^ CherVEVO : Rhinestone Cowboy ( from ' The Cher Show ', 1975 ) Jump up ^ `` Nestor Pistor, Winestoned Plowboy ''. Ontario Library Review, Volumes 62 - 63 ( 1978 ). p. 51 Jump up ^ The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, March 4, 1976 ; released on DVD as part of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson : The Vault Series ( Time - Life, 2016 ) Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2014 - 01 - 10. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 10. CS1 maint : Archived copy as title ( link ) Jump up ^ George Canyon YouTube channel : `` Rhinestone Cowboy '' ( Forever Country Cover Series ) Jump up ^ Ultratop website : Claire - `` Vreemde Vogels '' Jump up ^ SecondHandSongs : `` Rhinestone Cowboy '' by Glen Campbell Jump up ^ Discogs : `` Rhinestone Cowboy ( Giddy Up Giddy Up ) '' Song page Jump up ^ YiuTube : Music video of Rikki & Daz song `` Rhinestone Cowboy ( Giddy Up Giddy Up ) '' featuring Glen Campbell External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Glen Campbell Studio albums Big Bluegrass Special Too Late to Worry -- Too Blue to Cry The Astounding 12 - String Guitar of Glen Campbell The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen Campbell Burning Bridges Gentle on My Mind By the Time I Get to Phoenix Hey Little One A New Place in the Sun Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell That Christmas Feeling Wichita Lineman Galveston True Grit Try a Little Kindness Oh Happy Day Norwood The Glen Campbell Goodtime Album The Last Time I Saw Her Anne Murray / Glen Campbell The Artistry of Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell I Knew Jesus ( Before He Was a Star ) I Remember Hank Williams Houston ( I 'm Comin ' to See You ) Reunion : The Songs of Jimmy Webb Ernie Sings & Glen Picks Rhinestone Cowboy Bloodline Southern Nights Basic Highwayman Somethin ' ' Bout You Baby I Like It 's the World Gone Crazy Old Home Town Letter to Home No More Night It 's Just a Matter of Time Still Within the Sound of My Voice Light Years Favorite Hymns Walkin ' in the Sun Unconditional Love Show Me Your Way Rock - A-Doodle Wings of Victory Somebody Like That Home for the Holidays The Boy in Me Christmas with Glen Campbell A Glen Campbell Christmas My Hits and Love Songs Love Is the Answer : 24 Songs of Faith, Hope and Love Meet Glen Campbell Ghost on the Canvas See You There I 'll Be Me soundtrack Adiós Live albums Glen Campbell Live Live in Japan Live at the Royal Festival Hall Glen Campbell Live Glen Campbell Live ! His Greatest Hits Glen Campbell in Concert with the South Dakota Symphony Through the Years Live - Ultimate Collection Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb : In Session Compilations Country Shindig The 12 String Guitar of Glen Campbell Glen Campbell Plays 12 String Guitar Portrait Country Soul Country Music Star No. 1 The Glen Campbell Album Limited Collector 's Edition A Satisfied Mind Glen Campbell 's Greatest Hits Gentle on My Mind The Good Time Songs of Glen Campbell I 'll Paint You a Song Arkansas The Best of Glen Campbell Glen Campbell 's Twenty Golden Greats The Great Hits of Glen Campbell The Glen Campbell Collection All I Have to Do Is Dream The Very Best of Glen Campbell Presents His Hits in Concert Classics Collection Greatest Country Hits Best of the Early Years Merry Christmas All - Time Greatest Hits The Essential Glen Campbell Volume One The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Two The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Three Jesus and Me : The Collection Home at Last The Glen Campbell Collection ( 1962 -- 1989 ) Gentle on My Mind The Capitol Years 65 / 77 Reunited with Jimmy Webb 1974 -- 1988 Love Songs Glen Campbell Christmas Super Hits 20 Greatest Hits Rhinestone Cowboy / Bloodline The Lambert & Potter Sessions 1975 -- 1976 Southern Nights / Basic All the Best The Legacy ( 1961 -- 2002 ) Rhinestone Cowboy ( New Studio Recordings ) Glen Campbell Collection Rhinestone Cowboy Live, on the Air & in the Studio Sings the Best of Jimmy Webb 1967 -- 1992 The Platinum Collection Classic Campbell Words and Music Greatest Hits Singles `` Turn Around, Look at Me '' `` Too Late to Worry - Too Blue to Cry '' `` Long Black Limousine '' `` Guess I 'm Dumb '' `` Universal Soldier '' `` Gentle on My Mind '' `` By the Time I Get to Phoenix '' `` Hey Little One '' `` I Wanna Live '' `` Dreams of the Everyday Housewife '' `` Wichita Lineman '' `` Let It Be Me '' ( with Bobbie Gentry ) `` Galveston '' `` Where 's the Playground Susie '' `` True Grit '' `` Try a Little Kindness '' `` Honey Come Back '' `` All I Have to Do Is Dream '' ( with Bobbie Gentry ) `` Oh Happy Day '' `` Everything a Man Could Ever Need '' `` It 's Only Make Believe '' `` Dream Baby ( How Long Must I Dream ) '' `` The Last Time I Saw Her '' `` I Say a Little Prayer '' `` Oklahoma Sunday Morning '' `` Manhattan, Kansas '' `` Bonaparte 's Retreat '' `` Rhinestone Cowboy '' `` Country Boy ( You Got Your Feet in L.A. ) '' `` Do n't Pull Your Love / Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye '' `` Southern Nights '' `` Sunflower '' `` I Love How You Love Me '' `` Faithless Love '' `` A Lady Like You '' `` It 's Just a Matter of Time '' `` The Hand That Rocks the Cradle '' ( with Steve Wariner ) `` Still Within the Sound of My Voice '' `` I Remember You '' `` I Have You '' `` She 's Gone, Gone, Gone '' `` I 'm Not Gonna Miss You '' Related articles Discography Collaborative discography Videos The Wrecking Crew The Beach Boys Glen Campbell : I 'll Be Me The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour Ashley Campbell Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rhinestone_Cowboy&oldid=847125618 '' Categories : 1975 singles Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles of the year Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one singles RPM Country Tracks number - one singles Irish Singles Chart number - one singles 1975 songs Glen Campbell songs Capitol Records singles George Canyon songs Songs written by Larry Weiss Hidden categories : CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) CS1 maint : Archived copy as title Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart used with missing parameters Singlechart usages for Germany Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart called without song Articles needing additional references from August 2017 All articles needing additional references Articles needing additional references from December 2014 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Nederlands Norsk Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 23 June 2018, at 03 : 47 ( UTC ). 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Question: who sang the song like a rhinestone cowboy
Answer: Glen Campbell