A Country Boy Can Survive - wikipedia A Country Boy Can Survive `` A Country Boy Can Survive '' Single by Hank Williams Jr. from the album The Pressure Is On B - side `` Weatherman '' Released January 18, 1982 Format Single Recorded 1981 Genre Country, Outlaw Country Length 4 : 16 Label Elektra / Curb Songwriter ( s ) Hank Williams Jr. Producer ( s ) Jimmy Bowen Hank Williams Jr. Hank Williams Jr. singles chronology `` All My Rowdy Friends ( Have Settled Down ) '' ( 1981 ) `` A Country Boy Can Survive '' ( 1982 ) `` Honky Tonkin ' '' ( 1982 ) `` All My Rowdy Friends ( Have Settled Down ) '' ( 1981 ) `` A Country Boy Can Survive '' ( 1982 ) `` Honky Tonkin ' '' ( 1982 ) `` A Country Boy Can Survive '' is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams Jr. The song was released as a single in January 1982 and reached a peak of number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts in March 1982. It is considered one of Williams ' signature songs even though it never reached number one. Shortly after 9 / 11, Williams re-wrote and re-recorded the song with a patriotic theme under the name `` America Will Survive '' ; the rewrite peaked at number 45 on the Billboard country charts. In early 2007, Williams re-released the original version to commemorate the 25th anniversary of its original release, in addition to creating a music video for it. This re-release peaked at number 45 on the Billboard country charts. Contents 1 Content 2 Chart positions 2.1 Original version 2.2 2001 re-release as `` America Will Survive '' 2.3 2007 re-release for 25th Anniversary 3 Certifications 4 Chad Brock version ( Y2K version ) 4.1 Chart positions 5 References 6 External links Content The song exalts and lists many things that detail the everyday life of country dwellers. The notable second verse mentions the narrator 's relationship with a New York City businessman ; despite their differing backgrounds the two become good friends and exchange gifts ( `` he 'd send me pictures of the Broadway nights / And I 'd send him some homemade wine '' ). However, the businessman is `` killed by a man with a switchblade knife / for $43 my friend lost his life '' ; Williams replies that he would like to personally shoot the mugger himself, but not before `` ( spitting ) Beech - Nut in that dude 's eyes ''. ( The `` America Will Survive '' remix has the businessman being a victim of the 9 / 11 attacks. ) Chart positions Original version Chart ( 1982 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Canadian RPM Country Tracks 2001 re-release as `` America Will Survive '' Chart ( 2001 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 45 2007 re-release for 25th Anniversary Chart ( 2007 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 45 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Chad Brock version ( Y2K version ) `` A Country Boy Can Survive ( Y2K version ) '' Single by Chad Brock, Hank Williams, Jr., and George Jones from the album Yes ! B - side `` Going the Distance '' Released November 22, 1999 Format CD single Genre Country Length 3 : 59 Label Warner Bros. Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Hank Williams, Jr. Producer ( s ) Buddy Cannon Norro Wilson Chad Brock singles chronology `` Lightning Does the Work '' ( 1999 ) Lightning Does the Work 1999 `` A Country Boy Can Survive '' ( Y2K version ) ( 1999 ) A Country Boy Can Survive1999 `` Yes ! '' ( 2000 ) Yes ! 2000 Hank Williams, Jr. singles chronology `` I Ai n't Goin ' Peacefully '' ( 1995 ) I Ai n't Goin ' Peacefully1995 `` A Country Boy Can Survive '' ( Y2K version ) ( 1999 ) A Country Boy Can Survive1999 `` America Will Survive '' ( 2001 ) America Will Survive2001 George Jones singles chronology `` Choices '' ( 1999 ) Choices 1999 `` A Country Boy Can Survive '' ( Y2K version ) ( 1999 ) A Country Boy Can Survive1999 `` Sinners and Saints '' ( 2000 ) Sinners and Saints2000 In late 1999, Chad Brock and George Jones collaborated with Williams to record a re-written version of the song with a Y2K theme, with lines such as `` If the bank machines crash, we 'll be just fine. '' This version peaked at number 30 on the Billboard country charts, and number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100. Chart positions Chart ( 1999 ) Peak position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 66 US Billboard Hot 100 75 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 30 References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2008 ). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 177 - 2. Jump up ^ `` Hank Williams, Jr. Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Hank Williams, Jr. -- A Country Boy Can Survive ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 27, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 10016. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. January 10, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Chad Brock Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Chad Brock Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. External links Official music video by Hank Williams Jr. Hank Williams Jr. Studio albums Your Cheatin ' Heart Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites Ballads of the Hills and Plains Blues My Name A Time to Sing Songs My Father Left Me Luke the Drifter Jr. Vol. 2 Live at Cobo Hall After You, Pride 's Not Hard to Swallow Hank Williams Jr. and Friends Family Tradition Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound Habits Old and New Rowdy The Pressure Is On High Notes Strong Stuff Man of Steel Major Moves Five - O Montana Cafe Hank Live Born to Boogie Wild Streak Lone Wolf Pure Hank Maverick Out of Left Field Hog Wild A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam Three Hanks : Men with Broken Hearts Stormy The Almeria Club Recordings I 'm One of You 127 Rose Avenue It 's About Time Compilation albums Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Fourteen Greatest Hits Hank Williams Jr. 's Greatest Hits Hank Williams Jr. 's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 America ( The Way I See It ) The Best of Hank Williams Jr. Volume One : Roots and Branches Tribute to My Father 20 Hits Special Collection, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 2 The Bocephus Box That 's How They Do It in Dixie : The Essential Collection Notable singles `` Long Gone Lonesome Blues '' `` Nobody 's Child '' `` All for the Love of Sunshine '' `` So Sad ( To Watch Good Love Go Bad ) '' ( with Lois Johnson ) `` Eleven Roses '' `` Rainy Night in Georgia '' `` I 'll Think of Something '' `` I Fought the Law '' `` To Love Somebody '' `` Family Tradition '' `` Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound '' `` Women I 've Never Had '' `` Kaw - Liga '' `` Old Habits '' `` Texas Women '' `` Dixie on My Mind '' `` All My Rowdy Friends ( Have Settled Down ) '' `` A Country Boy Can Survive '' `` Honky Tonkin ' '' `` The American Dream '' `` Gonna Go Huntin ' Tonight '' `` Leave Them Boys Alone '' ( with Ernest Tubb and Waylon Jennings ) `` Queen of My Heart '' `` Man of Steel '' `` Attitude Adjustment '' `` All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight '' `` Major Moves '' `` I 'm for Love '' `` This Ai n't Dallas '' `` Ai n't Misbehavin ' '' `` Country State of Mind '' `` Mind Your Own Business '' ( with Reba McEntire, Tom Petty, Reverend Ike and Willie Nelson ) `` Born to Boogie '' `` Heaven Ca n't Be Found '' `` Young Country '' `` If the South Woulda Won '' `` Early in the Morning and Late at Night '' `` There 's a Tear in My Beer '' ( with Hank Williams Sr. ) `` Finders Are Keepers '' `` Ai n't Nobody 's Business '' `` Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin ' '' `` I Mean I Love You '' `` If It Will, It Will '' `` Devil in the Bottle '' `` Are You Ready for the Country ? '' ( with Eric Church ) Guest singles `` The Conversation '' ( with Waylon Jennings ) `` Bartender Song ( Sittin ' at a Bar ) '' ( with Rehab ) Family Hank Williams Audrey Williams Jett Williams Hank Williams III Holly Williams Related articles Discography Living Proof : The Hank Williams Jr. Story Chad Brock Studio albums Chad Brock Yes ! III Notable singles `` Ordinary Life '' `` Lightning Does the Work '' `` A Country Boy Can Survive ( Y2K version ) '' `` Yes ! '' `` The Visit '' George Jones singles Singles `` No Money in This Deal '' `` Why Baby Why '' `` Achin ', Breakin ' Heart '' `` Seasons of My Heart '' `` Too Much Water '' `` Just One More '' `` Do n't Stop the Music '' `` Color of the Blues '' `` White Lightning '' `` The Window Up Above '' `` Tender Years '' `` She Thinks I Still Care '' `` I 'll Share My World with You `` The Race Is On '' `` Love Bug '' `` Walk Through This World with Me '' `` If My Heart Had Windows '' `` Good Year for the Roses '' `` Loving You Could Never Be Better '' `` A Picture of Me ( Without You ) '' `` The Grand Tour '' `` The Door '' `` He Stopped Loving Her Today '' `` I 'm Not Ready Yet '' `` If Drinkin ' Do n't Kill Me ( Her Memory Will ) '' `` Still Doin ' Time '' `` Same Ole Me '' `` Shine On ( Shine All Your Sweet Love on Me ) '' `` I Always Get Lucky with You '' `` Tennessee Whiskey '' `` You 've Still Got a Place in My Heart '' `` She 's My Rock '' `` Hallelujah, I Love You So '' `` Who 's Gonna Fill Their Shoes '' `` The One I Loved Back Then ( The Corvette Song ) '' `` Somebody Wants Me Out of the Way '' `` Wine Colored Roses '' `` The Right Left Hand '' `` I Turn to You '' `` I 'm a One Woman Man '' `` I Do n't Need Your Rockin ' Chair '' `` Choices '' `` Funny How Time Slips Away '' Collaborative singles `` We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds '' ( w / Melba Montgomery ) `` Let 's Invite Them Over '' ( w / Melba Montgomery ) `` What 's in Our Heart '' ( w / Melba Montgomery ) `` Blue Moon of Kentucky '' ( w / Melba Montgomery ) `` We 're Gonna Hold On '' ( w / Tammy Wynette ) `` Golden Ring '' ( w / Tammy Wynette ) `` Near You '' ( w / Tammy Wynette ) `` Maybellene '' ( w / Johnny Paycheck ) `` Two Story House '' ( w / Tammy Wynette ) `` You Better Move On '' ( w / Johnny Paycheck ) `` Yesterday 's Wine '' ( w / Merle Haggard ) `` C.C. Waterback '' ( w / Merle Haggard ) Guest singles `` A Few Ole Country Boys '' ( w / Randy Travis ) `` You Do n't Seem to Miss Me '' ( w / Patty Loveless ) `` A Country Boy Can Survive ( Y2K version ) '' ( w / Chad Brock and Hank Williams, Jr. ) `` Murder on Music Row '' ( w / Dierks Bentley ) Related articles Albums discography Singles discography Discography with Tammy Wynette Awards Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Country_Boy_Can_Survive&oldid=831989812 '' Categories : 1982 singles 1999 singles 2001 singles 2007 singles Hank Williams Jr. songs Chad Brock songs George Jones songs Songs written by Hank Williams Jr. Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen Song recordings produced by Buddy Cannon Song recordings produced by Norro Wilson Music videos directed by Deaton - Flanigen Productions Elektra Records singles Curb Records singles Warner Bros. 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Question: when did country boy can survive come out
Answer: January 1982