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"The Lumberjack"
Single by Jackyl
from the album Jackyl
Released	1992
Genre	Hair metal
Length	3:29 (album version) 3:15 (radio edit)
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Jesse James Dupree
Producer(s)	Brendan O'Brien
Jackyl singles chronology
"The Lumberjack" (1992) "I Stand Alone" (1992)

"The Lumberjack" is a song by American rock group Jackyl. It was released in 1992 as the band's debut single.

History

The song is noted for a chainsaw solo played by Dupree. William Phillips and Brian Cogan in the Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music referred to it as a "somewhat corny novelty hit".

The song's music video features John David Kaldoner, then the A&R executive of Geffen Records, portraying a lumberjack. Greg Vernon was the video's director.

Chart performance

References

1. "Jackyl - Jackyl". Allmusic.
2. "Jackyl biography". Allmusic. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
3. Phillips, William; Cogan, Brian (2009). Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music. Greenwood Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-313-34800-6. LCCN 2008034199.
4. "Production notes" (PDF). Billboard. December 12, 1992. p. 34.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 142.
6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 13, 1993" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
7. "Jackyl – The Lumberjack" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
8. "Jackyl – The Lumberjack". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
9. "Jackyl Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
10. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1993" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
11. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1993". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved May 3, 2020.

External links

• "The Lumberjack". Discogs. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

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