Peak
5
Weeks
33
Score
5,741
Chart Year
2001
The music video was directed by Nick Egan and premiered the week of November 20, 2000. It featured Mark McGrath, lead singer of Sugar Ray. It is a popular belief that CeeLo Green appears in the video, but it is actually the co-writer and co-producer of this track Michael Bradford, who bears a passing resemblance to Green.[3] Bradford was also a member of Kid Rock's band at the time, where he played bass.
Uncle Kracker is Kid Rock's DJ. Rock produced the track and released the Double Wide album on his Top Dog record label, launching Kracker's solo career. The mellow tune is a far cry from Kracker's days hyping the crowd for rock from behind his turntables. Rock had his own lite-rock hit two years later with his Sheryl Crow duet "Picture." The song is about a man who has an affair with a married woman. It did very well on Adult Contemporary radio, where many people heard it as background music and didn't listen to the lyrics. It was kind of funny hearing placid DJs say "Uncle Kracker" on the air. Kracker wrote this with his musical partner Michael Bradford. They met when both were in Kid Rock's touring band. This was the first hit for Kracker, but it wasn't his last: In 2003, he went to #9 in a duet with Dobie Gray on "Drift Away"; in 2009 he hit #31 with "Smile." Directed by Nick Egan, the music video got a lot of airplay on VH1. Mark McGrath, lead singer of Sugar Ray, shows up in the video as an auto mechanic. Kid Rock was good to Kracker, involving him in the creative process and giving him writing credits on many songs, including "Cowboy" and "Only God Knows Why." Rock once said Kracker had "no musician skills at all," but was "very talented with words and melodies."
You don't know how you met me You don't know why You can't turn around And say goodbye All you know is when I'm with you I make you free And swim through your veins Like a fish in the sea I'm singin' follow me Everything is alright I'll be the one to tuck you in at night And if you want to leave I can guarantee You won't find nobody else like me I'm not worried 'Bout the ring you wear 'Cause as long as no one knows Then nobody can care You're feelin' guilty And I'm well aware But you don't look ashamed And baby I'm not scared I'm singin' follow me Everything is alright I'll be the one to tuck you in at night And if you want to leave I can guarantee You won't find nobody else like me Won't give you money I can't give you the sky You're better off if you don't ask why I'm not the reason that you go astray We'll be alright If you don't ask me to stay Follow me Everything is alright I'll be the one to tuck you in at night And if you want to leave I can guarantee You won't find nobody else like me You don't know how you met me You don't know why You can't turn around and Say goodbye All you know is when I'm with you I make you free And swim through your veins Like a fish in the sea I'm singin' follow me Everything is alright I'll be the one to tuck you in at night And if you want to leave I can guarantee You won't find nobody else like me I'm singin' follow me Everything is alright I'll be the one to tuck you in at night And if you want to leave I can guarantee You won't find nobody else like me I'm singin' follow me Everything is alright I'll be the one to tuck you in at night And if you want to leave I can guarantee You won't find nobody else like me
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 10, 2001 | 72 | 54 |
| 2 | Mar 17, 2001 | 60 | 66 |
| 3 | Mar 24, 2001 | 55 | 71 |
| 4 | Mar 31, 2001 | 49 | 77 |
| 5 | Apr 7, 2001 | 32 | 94 |
| 6 | Apr 14, 2001 | 25 | 101 |
| 7 | Apr 21, 2001 | 22 | 104 |
| 8 | Apr 28, 2001 | 13 | 113 |
| 9 | May 5, 2001 | 9 | 117 |
| 10 | May 12, 2001 | 9 | 117 |
| 11 | May 19, 2001 | 7 | 119 |
| 12 | May 26, 2001 | 6 | 120 |
| 13 | Jun 2, 2001 | 6 | 120 |
| 14 | Jun 9, 2001 | 5 | 121 |
| 15 | Jun 16, 2001 | 5 | 121 |
| 16 | Jun 23, 2001 | 7 | 119 |
| 17 | Jun 30, 2001 | 11 | 115 |
| 18 | Jul 7, 2001 | 15 | 111 |
| 19 | Jul 14, 2001 | 13 | 113 |
| 20 | Jul 21, 2001 | 16 | 110 |