Airwaves (Brett Kissel song)

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"Airwaves"
AirwavesBrettKissel.jpg
Single by Brett Kissel
from the album Pick Me Up
ReleasedJune 19, 2015 (2015-06-19)
Genre Country
Length3:29
Label Warner Music Canada
Songwriter(s) Zach Crowell
Matt Jenkins
Jonathan Singleton
Producer(s) Mickey Jack Cones [1]
Brett Kissel singles chronology
"Something You Just Don't Forget"
(2014)
"Airwaves"
(2015)
"Pick Me Up"
(2015)

"Airwaves" is a song recorded by Canadian country music artist Brett Kissel, released June 19, 2015 as the first single from his sixth studio album, Pick Me Up (2015). [2] It peaked at number one on the Billboard Canada Country chart, his first chart-topper. [3]

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Composition

"Airwaves" is a midtempo country song written by Zach Crowell, Matt Jenkins, and Jonathan Singleton. The song also incorporates elements of pop and rock genres. [4] According to the digital sheet music published by Atlas Music Publishing, "Airwaves" is composed in the key of E major with an approximate tempo of 114 BPM. [5]

Critical reception

Kerry Doole of New Canadian Music praised the song's production and "catchy," radio-friendly sound. [6] In his review of Pick Me Up, Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal described the song as "infectious" and wrote that it "lures the listener in from its first note." [7]

Commercial performance

"Airwaves" entered the Billboard Canada Country airplay chart at number 31 for the week of July 6, 2015 and was the most-added single of the week. [8] It reached the number one position on the chart dated October 3, 2015. [9] The song also debuted at number 83 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart dated July 11, 2015, and has since peaked at number 61. [10]

Music video

The music video was directed by Ben Knechtel and premiered in July 2015. [11]

Chart performance

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [12] 61
Canada Country (Billboard) [9] 1

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [13] Platinum80,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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