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Jeff Foxworthy - Redneck Stomp

Music Video | 1994
ArtistJeff Foxworthy
SongRedneck Stomp
DirectorWeird Al Yankovic
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

Jeff Foxworthy's stand-up comedy is reshaped into a fast-moving novelty performance over a dance-oriented hip-hop beat. The video presents his familiar "You might be a redneck if..." observations as an energetic audiovisual routine rather than a conventional country narrative. Foxworthy's deadpan delivery contrasts with the clip's slick, upbeat presentation, creating humor from the collision between rural stereotypes and early-1990s dance-video style. The result is a playful celebration of redneck culture that treats the comedy as both spoken-word performance and pop entertainment.

Factoids & Trivia

  • "Redneck Stomp" was built from excerpts of Foxworthy's stand-up material, set over a musical bed created by Scott Rouse. The approach turned comedy-recording material into something that could be promoted like a conventional single.
  • Warner Bros. deliberately pushed the video away from a traditional "Hee Haw" country aesthetic. The visual concept drew inspiration from dance-oriented clips such as Deee-Lite's "Groove Is in the Heart" and the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Higher Ground."
  • The single was released in 1994, before Foxworthy's 1996 album Crank It Up: The Music Album collected a larger selection of his comedy-with-music material.
  • The track itself combines Foxworthy's jokes with a dance beat, making it unusual even within the novelty-song and comedy-recording fields of the period.
  • Repeated exposure on CMT helped boost interest in Foxworthy's album You Might Be a Redneck If..., with reported sales rising from roughly 200,000 copies to around 2 million.
  • The video was also issued on home-video releases, including Foxworthy's You Might Be a Redneck If... and Crank It Up: The Music Videos.
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