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"Top of the World" was released as a single in mid-2003, [5] together with a music video, [5] [7] but failed to chart. At six minutes the song was likely too long for radio, but by then the infamous controversy regarding Maines' criticism of U.S. President George W. Bush had broken out, [5] and the Chicks had become a country radio anathema. [5]
The tour began with three promotional concerts in Europe and Australia. During the first of these on March 10, 2003, at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, Natalie Maines made her controversial remarks criticizing President George W. Bush a few days before the start of the Iraq War: "Just so you know, we’re on the good side with y’all.
Although country music pushed back against The Chicks, they sold almost 900,000 tickets in the first weekend of their 2003 tour. Months later, they were declared Billboard’s top-selling country ...
The album added a widespread audience to their original following, entering the top five on both country and pop charts [25] with initial sales of 12 million copies in the country music arena alone, setting a record for the best-selling duo or group album in country music history. [1] As of 2003, the 12 million copies sold in the United States ...
The Chicks perform the National Anthem at the Democratic National Convention. A reminder that in 2003, while performing in London, Natalie Maines, the lead singer of the Chicks, said: "Just so you ...
Top of the World Tour: Live was released by the Dixie Chicks as a DVD on November 21, 2003. It is a concert video that documents performances from the group's 2003 Top of the World Tour . On December 16, 2003 Top of the World Tour: Live (DVD) was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America .
The music video — a tie-in for the Julia Roberts and Richard Gere rom-com Runaway Bride — is also a delight, showing the Chicks, clad in wedding gowns, fleeing their triple wedding on bicycles.
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