Chasin' That Neon Rainbow

"Chasin' That Neon Rainbow"
Single by Alan Jackson
from the album Here in the Real World
B-side	"Short Sweet Ride"
Released	September 1990
Format	Promo-only CD single 7" 45 RPM
Recorded	June 26, 1989[1]
Genre	Country
Length	3:06
Label	Arista 2095
Writer(s)	Alan Jackson Jim McBride
Producer	Scott Hendricks Keith Stegall
Alan Jackson singles chronology
"Wanted" (1990) "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow" (1990) "I'd Love You All Over Again" (1991)

"Chasin' That Neon Rainbow" is the title of a song written by American country music artist Alan Jackson and Jim McBride, and recorded by Jackson. It was released in September 1990 as the fourth single from Jackson's first album, Here in the Real World, the song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and number 5 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Background and writing

Jackson recounts the songs origins in the album notes. "Jim McBride and I were writing together for the first time. We were talking about my life in Georgia and the experience of playing the honky tonk circuit. I remembered a radio that my daddy won when I was a young child and how my mama used to sing to my sisters and me. I also remembered how my mama hated for me to play in the bars. All those things set the story in motion, and within a few sessions, my life chasing that neon rainbow was set to music."^[1]

Content

The song recounts the narrators life of trying to make it big as a country music artist.

Music video

The music video was directed by Jack Cole and was released in September 1990. It depicts Alan going to a bar to audition as a musical act for the bar.

Peak chart positions

Chart (1990)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	5

References

1. ^ ^{a b} (1995) Album notes for The Greatest Hits Collection by Alan Jackson [CD]. Arista Records (07822 18801).