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Not Ready to Make Nice" is a song co-written and performed by American country music trio Dixie Chicks. It was released on March 20, 2006, as the first single from the band's seventh studio album, Taking the Long Way. The Dixie Chicks wrote the song in response to the backlash they experienced in 2003 after criticizing President George W. Bush.
"Not Ready to Make Nice" – Dixie Chicks "Heaven's My Home" – The Duhks "Boondocks" – Little Big Town "What Hurts the Most" – Rascal Flatts "Leave The Pieces" – The Wreckers; Best Country Collaboration with Vocals "Who Says You Can't Go Home" – Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles "Tomorrow Is Forever" – Solomon Burke & Dolly Parton
Right after the Dixie Chicks won five Grammy Awards and performed "Not Ready to Make Nice" at the 49th ceremony, the album and the single reached the #1 spot on the U.S. iTunes Music Store. On February 21, it was announced by Billboard that the album sales increased 714% (rocketing from position #72 to #8) with sales of 103,000 copies, compared ...
On March 10, 2003—days before the U.S. invasion of Iraq—The Chicks’ lead singer and Texas native Natalie Maines said onstage in London: “We do not want this war, this violence, and we’re ...
Formerly known as the Dixie Chicks, the Chicks' newest album is a scathing expose of their personal lives that proves the trio are still not ready to make nice. Much of the album, titled ...
In 2007, the Dixie Chicks won three Grammys for "Not Ready to Make Nice" and two Grammys for Taking the Long Way, receiving all five Grammys for which they were nominated. This was seen by some as vindication for the Dixie Chicks, who were shunned by country radio programmers after Maines's remarks about President Bush.
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 ...
Wilson co-wrote six of the songs on the Dixie Chicks multiple-Grammy-winning album Taking the Long Way, including the title song and "Not Ready to Make Nice", which earned Wilson and the Dixie Chicks the 2007 Grammy for Song of the Year.