# Follow Me (Uncle Kracker song)
"Follow Me" is a song by the American musician [Uncle Kracker](https://www.edgepedia.org/uncle-kracker) (Matthew Shafer), released on November 6, 2000 as his debut solo single and the lead single from his first studio album, *Double Wide* (2000).[1](https://lyricsweb.com/song/uncle-kracker/uncle-kracker-follow-me) Written by Shafer with Michael Bradford and produced by [Kid Rock](https://www.edgepedia.org/kid-rock) and Bradford, it became an international hit, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, and topping the charts in Austria, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia.[2](https://www.musicvf.com/song.php?id=47662) • [3](https://tsort.info/music/kc4bpx.htm)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | November 6, 2000, debut solo single from *Double Wide* (2000)[1](https://lyricsweb.com/song/uncle-kracker/uncle-kracker-follow-me) |
| Writers / producers | Matthew Shafer and Michael Bradford (writers); Kid Rock and Michael Bradford (producers)[2](https://www.musicvf.com/song.php?id=47662) |
| US peak | No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 (March 2001), 33 weeks on the chart; No. 7 on the Adult Contemporary chart[3](https://tsort.info/music/kc4bpx.htm) • [2](https://www.musicvf.com/song.php?id=47662) |
| UK peak | No. 3 on the Official Singles Chart, first charted 8 September 2001, 25 weeks in the Top 100[4](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/uncle-kracker-follow-me/) |
| International No. 1s | Austria, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia[3](https://tsort.info/music/kc4bpx.htm) |
| Certifications | UK Silver (BPI, October 2001); Germany Gold (BMieV, 2001)[3](https://tsort.info/music/kc4bpx.htm) |
| Album | *Double Wide*, released June 13, 2000 on Lava Records; the album went double-platinum[5](https://www.allmusic.com/album/double-wide-mw0000066859) • [6](https://www.unclekracker.com/about-full) |
## Background and recording
Uncle Kracker, born Matthew Shafer in Mount Clemens, Michigan, served as deejay in Kid Rock's Twisted Brown Trucker band before launching a solo career.[7](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/uncle-kracker) His major-label debut album *Double Wide*, produced by Kid Rock and Mike Bradford for Lava Records, blended country, mainstream modern rock, and rap, and was released on June 13, 2000.[5](https://www.allmusic.com/album/double-wide-mw0000066859) • [8](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/uncle-kracker-mn0000219428) The label initially released "Yeah Yeah Yeah" as a single before "Follow Me"; by March 2001 the song had turned into a top 40 radio hit, standing at No. 20 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart, No. 29 on Top 40 Tracks, and rising to No. 60 on the Hot 100.[9](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2001/BB-2001-03-17.pdf)
Recording took place on the road. According to the *Double Wide* production credits, "Follow Me" was recorded outside the Tsongas Arena in [Lowell, Massachusetts](https://www.edgepedia.org/lowell-massachusetts), with Mike Bradford as engineer and additional producer and Kid Rock as producer and mixer.[10](https://musicbrainz.org/release/cf54eea5-b411-42e0-9a74-d8c140ef34e3)
## Personnel
Credits from the album's listing on Apple Music:[11](https://music.apple.com/us/song/1444433602)
- Uncle Kracker (Matthew Shafer): lead and background vocals, guitar, scratches, programming; songwriter
- Michael Bradford: bass guitar, programming, background vocals; songwriter, producer, mixing and recording engineer
- Kid Rock: programming, guitar, scratches, background vocals; producer, mixing engineer
- Stefanie Eulinberg: drums
- Jimmie Bones: keyboards, background vocals
- Jason Edward Krause: guitar
- Kenny Olson: lead guitar
- Andy Vandette: mastering engineer
The song is published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Warner-Tamerlane o/b/o Gaje Music, BMG Gold Songs, and Seven Peaks Music, and is registered with ASCAP (work 360452306) and BMI (work 5234772).[12](https://www.easysong.com/search/songs/song-copyright-holder-information.aspx?s=103360)
## Chart performance
**United States.** The single reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 2001 and spent 33 weeks on that chart; it also reached No. 7 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[3](https://tsort.info/music/kc4bpx.htm) • [2](https://www.musicvf.com/song.php?id=47662) It was still charting on Billboard's Adult Contemporary listing in early 2002.[13](https://manuals.plus/m/2a414595a273cef5d5b396ef577ed876e31340ff904fa3e8952a54951f0aaac4.pdf)
**United Kingdom.** The song entered the Official Singles Chart at its peak of No. 3 on 8 September 2001 and ran for 18 consecutive weeks through 5 January 2002, with four weeks in the Top 10 and thirteen in the [Top 40](https://www.edgepedia.org/top-40).[4](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/uncle-kracker-follow-me/) It re-entered for four weeks in February 2002 (peaking at No. 89), for a total of 22 weeks in the Top 100.[4](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/uncle-kracker-follow-me/) The British Phonographic Industry certified it Silver in October 2001.[3](https://tsort.info/music/kc4bpx.htm)
**Elsewhere.** The song reached No. 1 in Austria (July 2001), Germany (June 2001, later certified Gold), Ireland (one week, September 2001), New Zealand (one week, July 2001), and Australia (one week, July 2001). It peaked at No. 2 in Sweden, No. 3 in Switzerland, No. 6 in Norway, No. 15 in Belgium, and No. 31 in the Netherlands.[3](https://tsort.info/music/kc4bpx.htm)
## Later chart appearances and legacy
The song returned to UK charts long after its original run: it reached No. 44 on the Official Singles Downloads Chart in September 2012 and No. 75 on the Official Singles Sales Chart in February and March 2015.[4](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/uncle-kracker-follow-me/) Uncle Kracker's own biography describes "Follow Me" as the No. 1 smash yielded by the double-platinum *Double Wide*.[6](https://www.unclekracker.com/about-full) AllMusic lists the track on numerous compilations from *Totally Hits 2001* to the *New! Pepsi Chart Album 2002*, and classifies its styles as contemporary pop/rock, rap-rock, and country-rock, among others.[5](https://www.allmusic.com/album/double-wide-mw0000066859)
The copyright database records 24 covers of the song, including a 2021 version by Lenore Zann and a 2023 version by Adam Christman and Hunter Keller of The Montana Boys.[12](https://www.easysong.com/search/songs/song-copyright-holder-information.aspx?s=103360) "Follow Me" remained Uncle Kracker's biggest solo signature until his 2003 cover of [Dobie Gray](https://www.edgepedia.org/dobie-gray)'s "Drift Away".[14](https://simplydeliciousflagstaff.com/why-follow-me-by-uncle-kracker-is-still-the-most-misunderstood-hit-of-the-2000s-1wks)
## References
1. [Follow Me by Uncle Kracker – Lyrics & Story Behind It, LyricsWeb](https://lyricsweb.com/song/uncle-kracker/uncle-kracker-follow-me)
2. [Follow Me (song by Uncle Kracker), Music VF](https://www.musicvf.com/song.php?id=47662)
3. [Song title 376 – Follow Me, tsort.info](https://tsort.info/music/kc4bpx.htm)
4. [FOLLOW ME – UNCLE KRACKER, Official Charts Company](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/uncle-kracker-follow-me/)
5. [Uncle Kracker: Double Wide – Tracks & Reviews, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/album/double-wide-mw0000066859)
6. [About Full – Uncle Kracker, unclekracker.com](https://www.unclekracker.com/about-full)
7. [Uncle Kracker, Encyclopedia.com](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/uncle-kracker)
8. [Uncle Kracker – Biography, Discography, Albums & Expert Reviews, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/uncle-kracker-mn0000219428)
9. [Top Dog's Uncle Kracker Follows Kid Rock, Billboard, March 17, 2001](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2001/BB-2001-03-17.pdf)
10. [Release "Double Wide" by Uncle Kracker, MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/release/cf54eea5-b411-42e0-9a74-d8c140ef34e3)
11. [Follow Me – Song with Lyrics by Uncle Kracker, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/song/1444433602)
12. ["Follow Me" Song Copyright Information, Easy Song](https://www.easysong.com/search/songs/song-copyright-holder-information.aspx?s=103360)
13. [Billboard, March 9, 2002 issue](https://manuals.plus/m/2a414595a273cef5d5b396ef577ed876e31340ff904fa3e8952a54951f0aaac4.pdf)
14. [Why Follow Me by Uncle Kracker Is Still the Most Misunderstood Hit of the 2000s, Simplydeliciousflagstaff](https://simplydeliciousflagstaff.com/why-follow-me-by-uncle-kracker-is-still-the-most-misunderstood-hit-of-the-2000s-1wks)
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