Blame It on You (Jason Aldean song)

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"Blame It on You"
Blame It on You Jason Aldean.jpg
Single by Jason Aldean
from the album 9
ReleasedOctober 26, 2020 (2020-10-26)
Genre
Length3:35
Label Broken Bow
Songwriter(s)
  • Michael Tyler
  • Brian Gene White
  • John Edwards
  • Kurt Allison
  • Tully Kennedy
Producer(s) Michael Knox
Jason Aldean singles chronology
"Got What I Got"
(2020)
"Blame It on You"
(2020)
"If I Didn't Love You"
(2021)

"Blame It on You" is a song written by Michael Tyler, Brian Gene White, John Edwards, Kurt Allison and Tully Kennedy, and recorded by American country music singer Jason Aldean. It was released on October 26, 2020 as the third single from his ninth studio album 9 . [2] [3]

Contents

Music video

The music video was released on January 28, 2021, and directed by Shaun Silva. It told a story about a young couple rise and fall relationship in the 1940s. [4] [5]

Chart performance

The song reached No. 5 on the Hot Country Songs chart and No. 1 on Country Airplay, [6] [7] becoming Aldean's 23rd No. 1 on the latter format. [8]

Live performance

On May 3, 2021, Aldean performed the song "Blame It on You" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! . [9] [10]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Blame It on You"
Chart (2020–2021)Peak
position
Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN) [11] 14
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [12] 47
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [13] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [14] 30
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] 1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 5

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Blame It on You"
Chart (2021)Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard) [15] 12
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [16] 31

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