"Gunnin'" is song by Canadian pop punk band Hedley. It was released on September 19, 2006, as the fifth single from their self-titled debut studio album. The song was also included on the American version of '' Never Too Late'', released via

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. The song was written by the members of the band and by Dave Genn. The single also topped Canada's MuchMusic Countdown in 2006.

Background

The music video for "Gunnin'" was directed by

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and Chris Sargent, premiereing via

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in 2006. In 2007, the song won "Best Pop Video" at the MMVAs. "Gunnin'" reached number one on Canada's MuchMusic Countdown in the week of December 1, 2006.

Chart performance

"Gunnin'" reached number 27 on the ''Billboard''

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. The song also peaked at number 31 on ''Billboard''

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Awards and nominations

Track listing

Personnel

Credits for "Gunnin'" adapted from

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. ;Hedley *

Jacob Hoggard Jacob William Hoggard (born July 9, 1984) is a Canadian former musician who was the lead singer for the pop rock band Hedley. Hoggard competed on the second season of ''Canadian Idol'' in 2004, where he placed third. In 2018, Hoggard was arr ...

– lead vocals * Dave Rosin – guitar * Tommy Mac – bass guitar *

Chris Crippin Chris Crippin (born August 4, 1974) is a Canadian musician, best known as the former drummer of the rock band Hedley. Crippin departed the band in 2017. Outside of Hedley, Crippin worked on more than 130 records as a drum tech and session drum ...

– drums, percussion ;Additional musicians * Peter Barone – drums *

Dave Genn David Robert Madison Genn (born March 2, 1969) is a Canadian musician, producer, and songwriter. He is a member of the rock group 54-40, and a former member of the Matthew Good Band. Early life Genn was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Mar ...

– guitar * Ben Kaplan – guitar * Brooks McKenna – guitar ;Production * Josh Bluman – assistant engineer * Mike Cashin – mixing assistant * Mike Fraser – mixing *

GGGarth Garth "GGGarth" Richardson, (born ), is a Canadian record producer and sound engineer. He is the son of music producer Jack Richardson. He has worked with such musical acts as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Motley Crüe, Nickelback, Rage Against the ...

– producer * Ben Kaplan – programming * Dean Maher – engineer * James Morin – assistant engineer * Shawn Penner – assistant engineer * Kano Yajima – assistant engineer

Charts

Release history

References

{{Hedley 2006 songs Hedley (band) songs Songs written by Jacob Hoggard