Cold as You

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"Cold as You"
Luke Combs - Cold as You.png
Single by Luke Combs
from the album What You See Is What You Get
ReleasedJuly 19, 2021 (2021-07-19) [1]
Genre Country
Length3:06
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Chip Matthews
  • Jonathan Singleton
  • Luke Combs
Luke Combs singles chronology
"Forever After All"
(2021)		"Cold as You"
(2021)		"Doin' This"
(2021)
Music video
"Cold as You" on YouTube

"Cold as You" is a song by American country music singer Luke Combs, It was released on July 19, 2021, as the seventh single from the deluxe edition of his second studio album What You See Is What You Get . [2] The song was co-written by Randy Montana, Shane Minor, Jonathan Singleton and Combs, who also produced the track with Singleton and Chip Matthews. [3]

Contents

Background

On October 5, 2020, Combs uploaded an acoustic rendition of "Cold as You" and dedicated it to his parents, wife and fans. [4]

Content

"Cold as You" was described by Outsider as a "story of a broken-hearted guy finding his way to a barstool". [5]

Music video

The music video was uploaded on August 25, 2021, and was directed by TA Films. It showcases a man through a night after he escapes his ex-girlfriend and her new lover via a secret door in the back of a jukebox in a nostalgic diner. [6] In addition to the couple featured in the "Hurricane" music video, other supporting actors make cameos in the music video as the characters from other of Combs' music videos, including the grandfather and granddaughter from "Forever After All", childhood versions of Combs and his wife, Nicole, from "Lovin' on You", and the rejected proposer and his bartender from "Beer Never Broke My Heart".

Live performance

Combs performed the song at the 2020 CMA Awards and 2021 CMT Music Awards. [7] [8]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [20] Gold35,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [21] Gold15,000‡
United States (RIAA) [22] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "Cold as You"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousOctober 23, 2020
 [23]
United StatesJuly 19, 2021 Country radio [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". All Access. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  2. ↑ Young, Casey (June 30, 2021). "Luke Combs Announces "Cold As You" As Next Single, AKA His 12th Straight Number One". Whiskey Riff. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  3. ↑ Collins, Robyn (July 9, 2021). "Luke Combs Is Looking to Numb Heartbreak Pain in 'Cold as You' [Listen]". Taste of Country . Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  4. ↑ Wendowski, Andrew (October 5, 2020). "Luke Combs Debuts Acoustic Rendition of Unreleased Fan-Favorite Song 'Cold As You'". Music Mayhem Magazine. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  5. ↑ Myers, Amy (July 1, 2021). "Luke Combs Teases New Music After Radio Debut of His Song 'Cold As You'". Outsider. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  6. ↑ Levenson, Luke (August 26, 2021). "Luke Combs' 'Cold as You' Video Brings the Story Full Circle [Watch]". Taste of Country. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  7. ↑ Daw, Stephen (November 11, 2020). "Luke Combs Tears Up the Stage With Rousing 'Cold As You' Performance at the 2020 CMA Awards". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  8. ↑ Houghton, Cillea (June 9, 2021). "Luke Combs Brings Bold 'Cold As You' to CMT Awards". Sounds like Nashville. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Country Hot 50: Issue 1362". The Music Network . Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Luke Combs Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Luke Combs Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Luke Combs Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Luke Combs Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Luke Combs Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Luke Combs Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  20. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  21. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Luke Combs – Cold as You". Radioscope. Retrieved April 18, 2025.Type Cold as You in the "Search:" field.
  22. ↑ "American single certifications – Luke Combs – Cold as You". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Cold as You". lukecombs.com.
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