Burning Man (song)

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"Burning Man"
Single by Dierks Bentley with Brothers Osborne
from the album The Mountain
ReleasedMay 31, 2018 (2018-05-31)
Genre Country
Length3:58
Label Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Dierks Bentley singles chronology
"Woman, Amen"
(2018)		"Burning Man"
(2018)		"Living"
(2019)
Brothers Osborne singles chronology
"Shoot Me Straight"
(2018)		"Burning Man"
(2018)		"I Don't Remember Me (Before You)"
(2018)

"Burning Man" is a song written by Bobby Pinson and Luke Dick and recorded by American country music singer Dierks Bentley as a collaboration with American country music duo Brothers Osborne. It was released in May 2018 as the second single from Bentley's 2018 album The Mountain .

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History

Co-writer Luke Dick said of the song, "The chorus is the idea of being a walking contradiction in some regards. There is — especially for artistic types‚ the feeling of wanting to wander or be out in the world, but also the desire to be grounded in some way too". [1] This "contradiction" is expressed in the lyric "I'm a little bit holy water but still a little bit burning man." He said that he did not have the idea until he began to write songs with Bobby Pinson, and after completing the song, the two chose to offer it to Bentley. [1] Bentley said that he felt an "immediate connection" to the lyrics upon hearing the song, [2] and that he identified with its theme of having contradictory elements to one's personality, given his own life as both a touring musician and a father. [3]

The duo Brothers Osborne is featured on the track: T.J. Osborne provides duet vocals, while John Osborne plays lead guitar. [4] [5] Bentley said that he wanted to include an artist who was comparatively younger, and that when he sent a text message to the brothers asking if they wanted to record, they responded in only two minutes. [3]

Commercial performance

Burning Man peaked at No. 5 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs, and No. 2 on Country Airplay (No. 1 on Mediabase), for charts dated February 2, 2019. [6] [7] The song has sold 149,000 copies in the United States as of March 2019. [8]

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Wes Edwards. It features Bentley and the Brothers Osborne performing the song near the Salton Sea, interspersed with touring footage. [3] According to Bentley, several crew members suffered heatstroke while filming the video. [9]

Personnel

From The Mountain liner notes. [4]

Charts

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