Released September 13, 2006 Recorded July–August 2006 Length 3:42 | Format CD
Digital download Genre Country Label BNA | |
"Red High Heels" is a song written by Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Karyn Rochelle, and co-written and recorded by American country artist Kellie Pickler. The song was the debut single off her debut album Small Town Girl (2006).
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"Red High Heels" peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100. The accompanying music video for the song, directed by Chris Hicky, features Pickler putting down her ex-boyfriend while celebrating with her girlfriends at a nightclub in said high heels. The song became her first to be certified Gold by the RIAA on June 2, 2009.
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"Red High Heels" is an up-tempo country song, backed primarily by electric guitar. The song's female narrator, a young woman who is frustrated by a troubled past with a former ex, tells him that she'll move on in her "red high heels".
The song's title is predicated on Pickler's love for collecting shoes, and has become her signature song.
Music video
A music video, directed by Chris Hicky, was released in mid October; it features Pickler wearing denim jeans and red high heels. In the video, Pickler is shown approaching her ex-boyfriend as he is playing football. He starts to follow her but she pushes him away. She gets in her car with her girlfriends and drives to a nightclub, where she is shown performing on stage, with her band, as live entertainment. Her ex attempts to follow her to the club, but he is stopped at the door by the bouncer.
Portions of the video were shot at Robinson Stadium, and the high school football field in Watertown, Tennessee.
Chart performance
"Red High Heels" debuted at number 48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in September 2006, and peaked at number fifteen in February 2007.