| "Stealing Cinderella" | ||||
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| Single by Chuck Wicks | ||||
| from the album Starting Now | ||||
| Released | September 10, 2007 (2007-09-10) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:04 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chuck Wicks George Teren Rivers Rutherford | |||
| Producer(s) | Dann Huff Monty Powell | |||
| Chuck Wicks singles chronology | ||||
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"Stealing Cinderella" is a debut song recorded by American country music artist Chuck Wicks. It was released in September 2007 as the first single from the album Starting Now. The song was co-written by Wicks along with songwriters George Teren and Rivers Rutherford. The single produced the biggest debut for any new country artist in all of 2007, with fifty-two Billboard-monitored stations in the United States adding the song in its first official week of airplay. Overall, the song peaked at #5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.
On August 25, 2007, Wicks performed the song at his Grand Ole Opry debut. In October 2007, Wicks was invited by University of Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer to perform "Stealing Cinderella" at the wedding of Fulmer's daughter Courtney.
Content
"Stealing Cinderella" is a ballad which, through allusions to the fairy tale of Cinderella, the narrator tells of a conversation with his girlfriend's father, asking for the father's permission to marry his daughter.
Critical reception
Engine 145 reviewer Brady Vercher gave the song a "thumbs up" review. Although he thought that it was unusual to use Cinderella for a comparison (as Cinderella's father died in the fairy tale), and that the song's verses "gloss over" the allusions to the fairy tale, he nonetheless said that he could identify with the sentiment of the song's central character.
Chart performance
"Stealing Cinderella" debuted at number 53 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of September 8, 2007. Fifty-two of the country music stations on Billboard's panel added the song in its first official week of airplay, boosting it to number 42 that week.
| Chart (2007–2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) | 5 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 56 |
| US Billboard Pop 100 | 99 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100) | 81 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2008) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard) | 32 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000 |
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Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "Chuck Wicks performs "Stealing Cinderella" at wedding of UT coach's daughter". Country Standard Time. 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
- ^ "Chuck Wicks debut single". Country Standard Time. 2007-09-17. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
- "Chuck Wicks Kicks Off Whirlwind Weekend with Grand Ole Opry Debut". RCA Records. 2010-08-21. Archived from the original on 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ "Chuck Wicks - "Stealing Cinderella"". Engine 145. 2007-09-18. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
- "Billboard Hot Country Songs chart listing for "Stealing Cinderella"". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
- "Chuck Wicks Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- "Chuck Wicks Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- "Chuck Wicks Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- "Best of 2008: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
- "American single certifications – Chuck Wicks – Stealing Cinderella". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
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