Politically Uncorrect

"Politically Uncorrect"
Single by Gretchen Wilson featuring Merle Haggard
from the album All Jacked Up
Released	February 13, 2006
Genre	Country
Length	3:23
Label	Epic Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Leslie Satcher Danny Steagall Billy Henderson
Producer(s)	John Rich Gretchen Wilson Mark Wright
Gretchen Wilson singles chronology
"I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today" (2005) "Politically Uncorrect" (2006) "California Girls" (2006)
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)" (2001) "Politically Uncorrect" (2006) "Working in Tennessee" (2011)

"Politically Uncorrect" is a song by American country music artist Gretchen Wilson featuring Merle Haggard. It was released on February 13, 2006, as the third single from Wilson's second studio album All Jacked Up. The song was written by Leslie Satcher, Danny Steagall, and Billy Henderson.

The song peaked at number 23 on the Hot Country Songs chart, becoming Wilson's ninth top forty hit and Haggard's first since 1989. "Politically Uncorrect" was later nominated at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards in 2006 for the award of Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, losing to "Like We Never Loved at All" by Faith Hill and Tim McGraw.

Commercial performance

"Politically Uncorrect" debuted on the US Hot Country Songs initially as an album track, debuting on October 8, 2005, at number 58 due to unsolicited airplay. As a single, it re-entered the chart the week of February 18, 2006, at number 50. The song reached its peak position of number 23 the week of April 15, 2006, where it stayed for one week.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	23

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
US Country (Radio & Records)	88

Release history

Release dates and format(s) for "Politically Uncorrect"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	February 13, 2006	Country radio	Epic Nashville