Self Made Man (song) - Misplaced Pages

"Self Made Man" is a song recorded by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in April 2000 as the fourth single from the album Tattoos & Scars. The song reached #31 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Wynn Varble and Jay Knowles.

Content

The song's subject matter is about how, although a range of factors can be blamed for one's successes and failures, ultimately it is oneself that is to blame for both.

Critical reception

A review in Billboard was positive, contrasting the song with the "hillbilly bluster" of their previous singles while also praising the "regret" in Eddie Montgomery's vocal delivery.

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	31

References

Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 228.
"Reviews". Billboard: 47–48. April 29, 2000.
"Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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Studio albums	Tattoos & Scars Carrying On My Town You Do Your Thing Some People Change Back When I Knew It All Rebels on the Run Folks Like Us Here's to You
Compilation albums	Something to Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999–2005
Notable singles	"Hillbilly Shoes" "Lonely and Gone" "Daddy Won't Sell the Farm" "Self Made Man" "She Couldn't Change Me" "Cold One Comin' On" "My Town" "Speed" "Hell Yeah" "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" "You Do Your Thing" "Gone" "Something to Be Proud Of" "She Don't Tell Me To" "Some People Change" "Lucky Man" "What Do Ya Think About That" "Back When I Knew It All" "Roll with Me" "One in Every Crowd" "Long Line of Losers" "Where I Come From"
Guest singles	"The Truth About Men"
Related articles	Discography Dillon Carmichael John Michael Montgomery "Merry Christmas from the Family"

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