It won the 1976 Grammy for Best Country Song, awarded to its songwriters Larry Butler and Chips Moman.
At ten words, including the parenthetical part "Hey Won't You Play", it became the longest title of any single to top the Hot 100 up to that time.
In 1979, Larry Butler produced a cover version by Kenny Rogers and Dottie West, for their album Classics.
Butler produced the song again in 1981 on the Sammy Davis Jr. album Closest of Friends.
[6] "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" was certified gold for sales of one million units by the Recording Industry Association of America.