Middle of a Memory

"Middle of a Memory"
Single by Cole Swindell
from the album You Should Be Here
Released May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015–16
Genre Country
Length 3:47
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Michael Carter
Cole Swindell singles chronology
"You Should Be Here"
(2015)		 "Middle of a Memory"
(2016)

"Middle of a Memory" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Cole Swindell. The song was released to radio on May 2, 2016 as the second single to his second studio album You Should Be Here. The song was written by Swindell, Zach Crowell and Ashley Gorley.[1]

"Middle of a Memory" peaked at number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, giving Swindell his fifth number-one country hit overall. It also reached numbers 3 and 46 on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. It has sold 270,000 copies in the United States as of October 2016. The song also charted in Canada, reaching number 33 on the Canada Country chart and number 98 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Michael Monaco.

Personnel

Reception

Critical

Taste of Country thought that the song showed Swindell's improved storytelling, and that he chose songs that represent the album as a whole.[2] Similarly Annie Reuter of Sounds Like Nashville also found that the song has a "vivid storyline" where the maturity of Swindell's songwriting "shines through".[3] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock thought the song fits Swindell as a vocalist, and that its story of a girl who left before a man could express an interest in her is "a song most people have lived" and therefore would like to keep hearing on the radio.[4]

Commercial

The song debuted at No.34 on Country Airplay for chart dated May 21, 2016,[5] It enter at No. 31 on the Hot Country Songs chart a week later on the release of the album, You Should Be Here,[6] selling 12,000 copies in for the week.[7] It also debuted at number 99 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of August 13, 2016. The song has sold 310,000 copies in the US as of October 2016.[8]

The song debuted at number 33 on Canada Country chart and at number 98 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of November 9, 2016.

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael Monaco and premiered in August 2016.[9]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 98
Canada Country (Billboard) 33
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 46
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[12] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] 3
Preceded by
"Move"
by Luke Bryan		 Billboard Country Airplay
number-one single
November 26, 2016 		Succeeded by
"A Little More Summertime"
by Jason Aldean

References

  1. ↑ Vinson, Christina (May 6, 2016). "Cole Swindell Selects 'Middle of a Memory' as His Next Single [LISTEN]". The Boot.
  2. ↑ "Cole Swindell, 'Middle of a Memory' [Listen]". Taste of Country. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Reuter, Annie (May 2, 2016). "Album Review: Cole Swindell's 'You Should Be Here'". Sounds Like Nashville.
  4. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (May 8, 2016). "Album Review: Cole Swindell - "You Should Be Here"". Roughstock.
  5. ↑ "Country Airplay". Billboard. May 21, 2016. (subscription required (help)).
  6. ↑ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. May 28, 2016. (subscription required (help)).
  7. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (May 16, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: May 16, 2016". Roughstock.
  8. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (November 26, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Chart: November 28, 2016". Roughstock.
  9. ↑ "CMT: Videos : Cole Swindell : Middle of a Memory". Country Music Television. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Cole Swindell – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Cole Swindell. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Cole Swindell – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Cole Swindell. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Cole Swindell – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Cole Swindell. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Cole Swindell – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Cole Swindell. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
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