How Do You Like Me Now?!

“How Do You Like Me Now?!” was written by Toby Keith and Chuck Cannon. It appears as the first song on Toby Keith’s fifth studio album of the same name. Released as the second single from the album in November 1999, it went to #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. It has been certified 2x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The song was parodied in 2000 by country music humorist Cledus T. Judge with “How Do You Milk a Cow.” Personnel on the record were: Toby Keith (lead vocals), Larry Byrom (acoustic guitar), Jerry McPherson (electric guitar), Brent Mason (electric guitar solo), Dan Dugmore (pedal steel guitar), Clayton Ivey (organ), Glenn Worf (bass), Owen Hale (drums), and John Wesley Ryles, Curtis Young (background vocals).

The album, How Do You Like Me Now?!, was recorded in Nashville in 1999 for Dreamworks Records and produced by James Stroud and Toby Keith. Released in November 1999, it went to #9 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #56 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. Four singles were released from the LP.

Toby Keith (Toby Keith Corel) was an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He formed his first country music band, Easy Money, with friends from high school. While working in oil fields in Oklahoma and attempting a career in semi-pro football as a defensive end with the Oklahoma City Drillers, he started focusing more on playing music with Easy Money in honky-tonk bars across Oklahoma and Texas. He signed his first recording contract with Harold Shedd and Mercury Records in Nashville in 1993. He has released 21 studio albums, seven compilation albums, and 69 singles and has won 12 ACM Awards, two CMA Awards, three American Music Awards, and was awarded a National Medal of Honor in 2021. Toby Keith died February 5 after a long battle with stomach cancer at the age of 62. We at RBN offer our condolences to his family, friends, and fans.