Rated "X" (song)

"Rated "X""
Single by Loretta Lynn
from the album Entertainer of the Year
B-side"Till the Pain Outwears the Shame"
ReleasedNovember 20, 1972
RecordedAugust 24, 1971
GenreCountry
Length2:35
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Loretta Lynn
Producer(s)Owen Bradley
Loretta Lynn singles chronology
"Here I Am Again"
(1972)
"Rated "X""
(1972)
"Love Is the Foundation"
(1973)

"Rated "X"" is a 1972 single written and recorded by Loretta Lynn. "Rated "X"" was Lynn's sixth number one country single as a solo artist. The single spent one week at number one and a total of fourteen weeks on the chart.[1] The song dealt with the stigma faced by divorced women during the early 1970s, and was regarded as somewhat controversial at the time, due to its frank language.

Cover versions

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In 2001, a live version was used as the B-side of the "Hotel Yorba" single by The White Stripes.

The song was recorded by Neko Case for her 2004 live album The Tigers Have Spoken.

Legacy

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In the late 1990s, Jack White, lead singer of rock band The White Stripes, who often noted his admiration of Lynn's music, frequently included "Rated "X"" in the White Stripes' concerts; he and Lynn would eventually collaborate on Lynn's 2004 album Van Lear Rose.

Chart performance

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Chart (1972–1973) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 209.