Done (Chris Janson song)

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"Done"
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Single by Chris Janson
from the album Real Friends
ReleasedNovember 25, 2019 (2019-11-25)
Genre Country
Length3:40
Label Warner Nashville
Songwriter(s)
  • Chris Janson
  • Mitch Oglesby
  • Jamie Paulin
  • Matt Roy
Producer(s)
  • Chris Janson
  • Tommy Cecil
Chris Janson singles chronology
"Good Vibes"
(2019)
"Done"
(2019)
"Waitin' on 5"
(2020)

"Done" is a song recorded by American country music singer Chris Janson. It is the second single from his 2019 album Real Friends . Janson wrote the song with Mitch Oglesby, Jamie Paulin, and Matt Roy.

Contents

History

According to Janson, the song was inspired by his wife, Kelly Lynn. He told the blog Taste of Country that it was his "favorite song [he'd] ever written", and that he wrote it with the intention of making a love song that was more upbeat than other ones he had written. [1]

Mitch Oglesby, one of the song's writers, presented Janson with the song's concept during a songwriting session after noting that Janson had a tendency to say "done" whenever he was "serious about something". According to Janson, he also said this phrase when he met Kelly Lynn for the first time at a bar. [2] Janson also told Rolling Stone that he felt the song would be a "turning point" in his career as well, calling its sound a "mid-nineties down-the-middle-of-the-road hit". [3]

Chart performance

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11] Gold500,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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