American Country Love Song
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| Single by Jake Owen | ||||
| from the album American Love | ||||
| Released | March 4, 2016 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
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"American Country Love Song" is a song by American country music artist Jake Owen. It is the first single from his fifth studio album for RCA Nashville,[1] American Love.[2] The song acts as a celebration for the various kinds of love being made in America.
"American Country Love Song" gave Owen his sixth number-one country hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. It also reached numbers 6 and 55 on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. The song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 351,000 units in the United States as of September 2016. It received similar chart success in Canada, peaking at number 2 on the Country chart and number 88 on the Canadian Hot 100.
The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Jeff Venable.
Content
The song is a list that "celebrates quintessential ideas of love". In the verses, Owen "speak-sings" in a manner that The Boot compared to Shawn Mullins' "Lullaby",[3] while the "anthemic chorus" features steel guitar and a "drum-heavy arrangement".[4]
Owen told Nash Country Weekly magazine that "“I think my fans have come to expect a certain kind of music from me; songs that are fun, energetic and just make you feel good. ‘American Country Love Song’ has the feeling of freedom and being young and adventurous...The single is a broad-spectrum glance in a three-minute song that describes a couple of kids living that American country love song...[b]ut, it’s also a much larger celebration of the love story that is America itself, from cowboys and cowgirls to cheerleaders and quarterbacks in small towns and big cities."[5]
Reception
Critical reception
An uncredited review from Taste of Country was favorable, saying that Owen's "storytelling has become more nuanced" while praising the production and lyrics.[4]
Commercial
The song debuted at No. 33 on Country Airplay for chart dated March 19, 2016,[6] and debuted at No. 18 on the Hot Country Songs the following week.[7] The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 6, 2016,[8] and has sold 351,000 copies in the United States as of September 2016.[9]
Music video
The music video was directed by Jeff Venable and premiered in April 2016.[10]
Charts and certifications
Charts
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Certifications
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| Preceded by "Make You Miss Me" by Sam Hunt |
Billboard Country Airplay number-one single September 17, 2016 |
Succeeded by "Peter Pan" by Kelsea Ballerini |
References
- ↑ Dukes, Billy (April 4, 2016). "Jake Owen's Album Update, and Oh Yeah, He Had Dinner With Kanye West". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ↑ Dukes, Billy (May 19, 2016). "Jake Owen Reveals New 'American Love' Album Details". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ↑ Stefano, Angela (March 4, 2016). "Jake Owen Debuts New Single, 'American Country Love Song'". The Boot. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Jake Owen, 'American Country Love Song'". Taste of Country. March 3, 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ Parton, Chris. "Jake Owen Releases New Single, "American Country Love Song"". Nash Country Weekly. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ "Country Airplay". Billboard. March 19, 2016. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. March 26, 2016.
- 1 2 "American single certifications – Jake Owen – American Country Love Song". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
- 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (September 27, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: September 27, 2016". Roughstock.
- ↑ Reuter, Annie (March 9, 2016). "Jake Owen Finishes Road Trip: 'We Made It'". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Jake Owen – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Jake Owen. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Jake Owen – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Jake Owen. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Jake Owen – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Jake Owen. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Jake Owen – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Jake Owen. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Jake Owen – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Jake Owen. Retrieved August 10, 2016.