Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - wikipedia Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way `` Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way '' Single by Waylon Jennings from the album Dreaming My Dreams B - side `` Bob Wills Is Still the King '' Released August 1975 Genre Country Length 3 : 02 Label RCA Songwriter ( s ) Waylon Jennings Producer ( s ) Waylon Jennings Jack Clement Waylon Jennings singles chronology `` Dreaming My Dreams with You '' ( 1975 ) `` Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way '' ( 1975 ) `` Ca n't You See '' ( 1976 ) `` Dreaming My Dreams with You '' ( 1975 ) `` Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way '' ( 1975 ) `` Ca n't You See '' ( 1976 ) `` Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way '' is a song written and performed by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. It was released in August 1975 as the first single from the album Dreaming My Dreams. The song was Waylon Jennings ' fourth number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of sixteen weeks on the country chart. The B - side to `` Are You Sure... '' was `` Bob Wills is Still the King, '' a tribute to the music of Wills. Although it never charted on its own, `` Bob Wills... '' gained airplay and continues to be a staple at classic country radio stations. Contents 1 Song content 2 Cover versions 3 In popular culture 4 Chart performance 4.1 Waylon Jennings 4.2 Alabama 5 References Song content `` Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way '' pays homage to the influence of Hank Williams Sr. in country music and criticizes the glitz that had come to characterize top - selling country artists in the 1970s, through references to `` rhinestone suits '' and `` new shiny cars. '' Cover versions Country band Alabama covered the song in 2010 for the Waylon Jennings tribute album, The Music Inside : A Collaboration Dedicated to Waylon Jennings, Volume One, which was released on February 8, 2011. Alabama 's version was released as a single on December 13, 2010 via The Valory Music Co. Pat Green and Cory Morrow covered the song on the album Songs We Wish We 'd Written in 2001. Clint Black covered the song on his 1999 album D'lectrified, inserting Jennings ' name in place of Williams '. Black 's version adds an extended instrumental section, and features Jennings as a guest vocalist. Chequered Past, featuring singer / actor Michael Des Barres, covered this song on their 1984 eponymous album. Robert Earl Keen contributed a cover of the song to Lonesome, On'ry and Mean : A Tribute to Waylon Jennings. Morrissey performed a cover of the song at a concert in 2015. Jack Ingram performed a cover of the song on the 2003 album Live at Billy Bob 's Texas. Uncle Tupelo released a cover of the song on the 2003 reissue of the album Anodyne Hank Williams Jr released a cover of this song and added / changed lyrics In popular culture The song was prominently featured in a Grand Theft Auto V trailer for the wild, hard - living main character, Trevor Philips. The song is also in the video game 's soundtrack on the in - game radio station, Rebel Radio. The song was also included on the soundtrack for the 2009 film Crazy Heart. Chart performance Waylon Jennings Chart ( 1975 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) US Billboard Hot 100 60 Canadian RPM Country Tracks 21 Alabama Chart ( 2011 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 53 References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 174. Jump up ^ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. `` Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - Waylon Jennings Song Info ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 10. Jump up ^ Kanoniuk, Lachlan ( 21 October 2016 ). `` Cakes, Brexit, and country music : We chat with Morrissey ''. FasterLouder magazine. Retrieved 25 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` GTA 5 - Trevor Trailer ''. YouTube. 2013 - 04 - 30. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Waylon Jennings -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Waylon Jennings. Jump up ^ `` Waylon Jennings -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Waylon Jennings. Jump up ^ `` Alabama -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Alabama. Preceded by `` I 'm Sorry '' by John Denver Billboard Hot Country Singles number - one single November 15, 1975 Succeeded by `` Rocky '' by Dickey Lee Waylon Jennings Albums Singles Studio albums Waylon at JD 's Folk - Country Leavin ' Town Nashville Rebel Waylon Sings Ol ' Harlan Love of the Common People The One and Only Hangin ' On Only the Greatest Jewels Just to Satisfy You Waylon Singer of Sad Songs The Taker / Tulsa Cedartown, Georgia Good Hearted Woman Ladies Love Outlaws Lonesome, On'ry and Mean Honky Tonk Heroes This Time The Ramblin ' Man Dreaming My Dreams Are You Ready for the Country Ol ' Waylon I 've Always Been Crazy What Goes Around Comes Around Music Man Black on Black It 's Only Rock + Roll Waylon and Company Never Could Toe the Mark Turn the Page Sweet Mother Texas Will the Wolf Survive Hangin ' Tough A Man Called Hoss Full Circle The Eagle Too Dumb for New York City, Too Ugly for L.A. Ol ' Waylon Sings Ol ' Hank Cowboys, Sisters, Rascals & Dirt Waymore 's Blues ( Part II ) Right for the Time Closing In on the Fire Waylon Forever Goin ' Down Rockin ' : The Last Recordings Live albums Waylon Live Never Say Die : Live Live from Austin, TX Never Say Die : The Final Concert Notable singles 1960s `` That 's the Chance I 'll Have to Take '' `` Stop the World ( And Let Me Off ) '' `` Anita, You 're Dreaming '' `` Time to Bum Again '' `` ( That 's What You Get ) For Lovin ' Me '' `` Green River '' `` Mental Revenge '' `` The Chokin ' Kind '' `` Walk On Out of My Mind '' `` I Got You '' with Anita Carter `` Only Daddy That 'll Walk the Line '' `` Yours Love '' `` Something 's Wrong in California '' `` The Days of Sand and Shovels '' `` Brown Eyed Handsome Man '' 1970s `` Singer of Sad Songs '' `` The Taker '' `` ( Do n't Let the Sun Set on You ) Tulsa '' `` Mississippi Woman '' `` Under Your Spell Again '' with Jessi Colter `` Cedartown, Georgia '' `` Good Hearted Woman '' `` Sweet Dream Woman '' `` Pretend I Never Happened '' `` You Can Have Her '' `` We Had It All '' `` You Asked Me To '' `` This Time '' `` I 'm a Ramblin ' Man '' `` Rainy Day Woman '' `` Dreaming My Dreams with You '' `` Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way '' `` Ca n't You See '' `` Are You Ready for the Country '' `` Luckenbach, Texas ( Back to the Basics of Love ) '' `` I 've Always Been Crazy '' `` Do n't You Think This Outlaw Bit 's Done Got Out of Hand '' `` Amanda '' `` Come With Me '' `` I Ai n't Living Long Like This '' 1980s -- 1990s `` Clyde '' `` Good Ol ' Boys '' `` Storms Never Last '' with Jessi Colter `` Shine '' `` Just to Satisfy You '' with Willie Nelson `` Women Do Know How to Carry On '' `` Lucille ( You Wo n't Do Your Daddy 's Will ) '' `` Breakin ' Down '' `` Hold On, I 'm Comin ' '' with Jerry Reed `` The Conversation '' with Hank Williams Jr. `` I May Be Used ( But Baby I Ai n't Used Up ) '' `` Never Could Toe the Mark '' `` America '' `` Waltz Me to Heaven '' `` Drinkin ' and Dreamin ' '' `` The Devil 's on the Loose '' `` Working Without a Net '' `` Will the Wolf Survive '' `` What You 'll Do When I 'm Gone '' `` Rose in Paradise '' `` Fallin ' Out '' `` My Rough and Rowdy Days '' `` If Ole Hank Could Only See Us Now '' `` How Much Is It Worth to Live in L.A. '' `` Which Way Do I Go ( Now That I 'm Gone ) '' `` Trouble Man '' `` You Put the Soul in the Song '' `` Wrong '' `` Where Corn Do n't Grow '' `` What Bothers Me Most '' `` The Eagle '' `` Just Talkin ' '' `` Too Dumb for New York City '' `` Wild Ones '' `` I Know About Me Do n't Know About You '' `` Outlaw Shit '' Collaborations Waylon & Willie Albums : Waylon & Willie WWII Take It to the Limit Clean Shirt Super Hits Singles : `` The Wurlitzer Prize ( I Do n't Want to Get Over You ) '' `` Mammas Do n't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys '' `` ( Sittin ' On ) The Dock of the Bay '' `` Take It to the Limit '' `` If I Can Find a Clean Shirt '' Other collaborations Country - Folk with The Kimberlys Leather and Lace with Jessi Colter Heroes with Johnny Cash Old 97 's & Waylon Jennings with Old 97 's Collaboration singles `` MacArthur Park '' with The Kimberlys `` Suspicious Minds '' with Jessi Colter `` Good Hearted Woman '' with Willie Nelson ( Re-recording ) `` Suspicious Minds '' with Jessi Colter ( Re-release from Wanted ! The Outlaws ) `` There Ai n't No Good Chain Gang '' with Johnny Cash `` Wish I Was Crazy Again '' with Johnny Cash `` The Wild Side of Life / It Was n't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels '' with Jessi Colter `` Leave Them Boys Alone '' with Hank Williams Jr. and Ernest Tubb `` Even Cowgirls Get the Blues '' with Johnny Cash `` Ballad of Forty Dollars '' with Johnny Cash `` Somewhere Between Ragged and Right '' with John Anderson `` High Ridin ' Heroes '' with David Lynn Jones `` One Good Love '' with Neil Diamond Compilations The Best of Waylon Jennings Do n't Think Twice Ruby, Do n't Take Your Love to Town Only Daddy That 'll Walk the Line Heartaches by the Number Greatest Hits Waylon 's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 The Best of Waylon New Classic Waylon Only Daddy That 'll Walk the Line : The RCA Years The Journey : Six Strings Away The Journey : Destiny 's Child The Restless Kid : Live at JD 's 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection : The Best of Waylon Jennings RCA Country Legends Ultimate Waylon Jennings 16 Biggest Hits Nashville Rebel The Essential Waylon Jennings Related The Waylors Outlaw country Wanted ! The Outlaws `` We Are the World '' The Highwaymen Old Dogs Jessi Colter Waylon Albright `` Shooter '' Jennings Alabama 1990 -- 2011 singles Pass It On Down `` Pass It On Down '' `` Jukebox in My Mind '' `` Forever 's as Far as I 'll Go '' `` Down Home '' `` Here We Are '' Greatest Hits Vol. II `` Then Again '' `` Born Country '' American Pride `` Take a Little Trip '' `` I 'm in a Hurry ( And Do n't Know Why ) '' `` Once Upon a Lifetime '' `` Hometown Honeymoon '' Cheap Seats `` Reckless '' `` T.L.C.A.S.A.P. '' `` The Cheap Seats '' Greatest Hits Vol. III `` We Ca n't Love Like This Anymore '' `` Give Me One More Shot '' In Pictures `` She Ai n't Your Ordinary Girl '' `` In Pictures '' `` It Works '' `` Say I '' `` The Maker Said Take Her '' Dancin ' on the Boulevard `` Sad Lookin ' Moon '' `` Dancin ', Shaggin ' on the Boulevard '' `` Of Course I 'm Alright '' `` She 's Got That Look in Her Eyes '' For the Record `` How Do You Fall in Love '' `` Keepin ' Up '' Twentieth Century `` God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You '' `` Small Stuff '' `` We Made Love '' When It All Goes South `` When It All Goes South '' `` Will You Marry Me '' `` The Woman He Loves '' In the Mood : The Love Songs `` I 'm in the Mood '' Southern Drawl `` Was n't Through Lovin ' You Yet '' `` Come Find Me '' ( with Alison Krauss ) Other singles `` Sweet Home Alabama '' `` Angels Among Us '' `` Rockin ' Around the Christmas Tree '' `` Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way '' `` Old Alabama '' ( with Brad Paisley ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Are_You_Sure_Hank_Done_It_This_Way&oldid=802716332 '' Categories : 1975 singles 2010 singles Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles 1975 songs Waylon Jennings songs Clint Black songs Pat Green songs Jack Ingram songs Alabama ( band ) songs Songs written by Waylon Jennings RCA Records singles Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 28 September 2017, at 00 : 39. 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Question: who wrote are you sure hank done it this way
Answer: Waylon Jennings