Damn Good Day to Leave

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"Damn Good Day to Leave"
Riley Green - Damn Good Day to Leave.png
Single by Riley Green
from the album Ain't My Last Rodeo
ReleasedMarch 18, 2024 (2024-03-18)
Genre Country
Length3:31
Label BMLG
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Riley Green singles chronology
"Different 'Round Here"
(2023)
"Damn Good Day to Leave"
(2024)
"You Look Like You Love Me"
(2024)

"Damn Good Day to Leave" is a song by American country music singer Riley Green. It was released as the second single from Green's second studio album, Ain't My Last Rodeo on March 18, 2024. It was written by Green with Erik Dylan, Jonathan Singleton, and Nick Walsh, with production handled by Scott Borchetta, Jimmy Harnen, and Dann Huff.

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Green co-wrote "Damn Good Day to Leave" with Erik Dylan, Jonathan Singleton, and Nick Walsh in March 2022 at 50 Egg Music. [1] Inspired in part by Green's days playing football for Jacksonville State University in Alabama, he brought the idea for the song title to the writing session, and they wrote something that detailed the end of a relationship, permeated by dark imagery of vehicle taillights and Hank Williams singing about trains, but contrasted by the protagonist instead seeing blue skies and newfound freedom in the wake of her leaving. [1] Though not done intentionally, the writers noted thematic similarities to "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" by Brad Paisley, "I Was on a Boat That Day" by Old Dominion, and "When It Rains It Pours" by Luke Combs after completing the song. [1]

It was issued to country radio with an impact date of March 18, 2024, and was the most-added song that week at the format with 84 first-week adds. [2] Originally promoted as the second single from Ain't My Last Rodeo, the song was also later included on Green's 2024 EP, Way Out Here and his third studio album, Don't Mind If I Do, which will be released in October 2024. [3]

Live performances

Green performed "Damn Good Day to Leave" on Fox & Friends on June 14, 2024. [4]

Chart performance

Chart performance for "Damn Good Day to Leave"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [5] 26
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [6] 18
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 50

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