Country (Mo Pitney song)

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"Country"
CountryMoPitney.jpg
Single by Mo Pitney
from the album Behind This Guitar
ReleasedDecember 16, 2014 (2014-12-16)
Recorded2014
Genre Neotraditional Country
Length3:17
Label Curb
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Billy Lawson
Mo Pitney singles chronology
"Country"
(2014)
"Boy & a Girl Thing"
(2015)

"Country" is the debut single by American country music artist Mo Pitney. It serves as the lead single to Pitney's debut studio album via Curb Records, Behind This Guitar. Pitney co-wrote the song with Bill Anderson and Bobby Tomberlin. [1] It was released through Curb Records in 2014.

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Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country stated, "Mo isn’t making a statement, and he’s not the sign of some traditional country revolution in 2015. But he’s a reminder of how good a simple country song sung by a man who believes in God and George Strait can feel." [1]

Music video

The video was recorded by Wes Edwards and was released to YouTube and CMT through Curb. [2]

Chart performance

The song debuted at No. 50 on Hot Country Songs and No. 57 on Country Airplay. [3]

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [4] 35
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 40

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References

  1. 1 2 Dukes, Billy (December 16, 2014). "Mo Pitney, 'Country' – ToC Critic's Pick [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  2. "CMT : Videos : Mo Pitney : Country". Country Music Television . Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  3. "Billboard Chart Search: Artist=Mo Pitney / Title=Country" . Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  4. "Mo Pitney Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
  5. "Mo Pitney Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.