American Beautiful

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"American Beautiful"
American Beautiful.jpg
Single by The Henningsens
from the album The Henningsens
ReleasedDecember 17, 2012 (2012-12-17)
Genre Country
Length3:09
Label Arista Nashville
Songwriter(s) Brett Beavers
Brian Henningsen
Clara Henningsen
Aaron Henningsen
Producer(s) Paul Worley
The Henningsens singles chronology
"American Beautiful"
(2012)
"I Miss You"
(2013)

"American Beautiful" is a song recorded by American country music group The Henningsens. It was released in December 2012.

Contents

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that it "It’s clear there is real, reliable talent in this country threesome, and they’ve done the hard work necessary to earn a record deal and have their single released to radio." [1]

Chart performance

"American Beautiful" debuted at Number 51 on the Country Airplay chart.

Chart (2012–2013)Peak
position
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles [2] 7
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [3] 17
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 29

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [5] 68
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 87

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References

  1. Dukes, Billy (December 6, 2012). "The Henningsens, 'American Beautiful' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
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