The Bride (song)

For 1971 song, see Bintangs.

"The Bride"
Single by Trick Pony
from the album R.I.D.E.
Released	June 21, 2004 (2004-06-21)
Recorded	2004
Genre	Country
Length	3:00
Label	Asylum-Curb
Songwriter(s)	Liz Hengber Darryl Burgess Lee Ann Burgess
Producer(s)	Chuck Howard
Trick Pony singles chronology
"A Boy Like You" (2003) "The Bride" (2004) "It's a Heartache" (2005)
Music video
"The Bride" on YouTube

"The Bride" is a song by American country music group Trick Pony, recorded for their third and final studio album R.I.D.E. (2005). The song was penned by Liz Hengber, Darryl Burgess, and Lee Ann Burgess and produced by Chuck Howard. It was released on June 21, 2004 as the lead single from the album and the group's debut single for Asylum-Curb Records following their departure from Warner Bros. Nashville in 2003.

A moderate success, it peaked at number 27 on the US Hot Country Songs chart, becoming their fifth top forty hit.[1]

Music video

Peter Zavadil, who directed all the music videos from their debut studio album, returned to film the video for "The Bride". The video was filmed in Las Vegas on June 17, 2004[2] and featured cameos from KISS's Gene Simmons, Wayne Newton, and Estella Gardinier.[3] It debuted to CMT and GAC on July 18, 2004.[4]

Commercial performance

"The Bride" debuted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of July 3, 2004 at number 59. It rose to number 48 the following week. It reached a peak position of number 27 on the chart for the week of October 2, 2004, where it stayed for three consecutive weeks; it spent twenty weeks in total.

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	27

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Hot Country Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[6]	99

Release history

Release dates and format(s) for "The Bride"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	June 21, 2004	Country radio	Asylum-Curb	[3]

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 341.
2. ""The Bride" video". trickpony.com. June 4, 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-06-06.
3. Trias, Mike (June 18, 2004). "Going for Adds | Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1560. p. 26. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
4. "Video Monitor" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 31. July 31, 2004. p. 67. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
5. "Trick Pony Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
6. "Most Played Country Songs" (PDF). Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 12, no. 51. December 17, 2004. p. 42. Retrieved April 30, 2024.