^ "Uncle Kracker Chart History (Adult Contemporary)".^ "Uncle Kracker Chart History (Hot 100)".^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100".^ " Uncle Kracker – Follow Me" (in Dutch).^ " Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian).^ " Uncle Kracker – Follow Me" (in German).^ " Uncle Kracker – Follow Me" (in French).^ "Radio2 Top 30: Uncle Kracker – Follow Me | Radio2" (in Dutch).: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Lava Records, Atlantic Records, Top Dog Records. ^ Follow Me (US 7-inch single vinyl disc).The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8 ed.). "MTV News: 7 Questions With Uncle Kracker". Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. * Sales figures based on certification alone. Bradford was also a member of Kid Rock's band at the time, where he played bass.ĭecade-end charts Chart (2000–2009)
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. It featured Mark McGrath, lead singer of Sugar Ray. The music video was directed by Nick Egan and premiered the week of November 20, 2000. Following the release of the album Double Wide on iTunes, the song re-entered the UK Singles Chart on August 26, 2012, at number 64 and reached number 44. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart in September 2001. The single also reached number seven on the adult contemporary chart. In the United States, it peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the week of June 9, 2001, and is Uncle Kracker's highest-charting single release to date. The song went to number one in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, and Sweden. That song is like a dirty picture painted with a pretty brush." Chart performance I would never want to say anything that would get myself in trouble, being married with a couple of kids. I've heard some people think that I'm talking about drugs, or some people think I'm talking about cheating. And this song was supposed to have that, but after we recorded it, I was like, 'Man, that could be something for radio,' so we switched it back. "hen we first started recording that song, with us being from Detroit, that song was supposed to be this doo-wop/Motown song - something different, because every song's got its own little twist. In a 2001 interview with MTV News, Uncle Kracker stated that "Follow Me" was "definitely different" from other songs on Double Wide: