Friday Night (Lady Antebellum song)

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"Friday Night"
Promotional single by Lady Antebellum
from the album Own the Night
Released2011
Recorded2011
Genre Country
Length2:57
Label Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Paul Worley and Lady Antebellum

"Friday Night" is a song written by Eric Paslay, Rose Falcon and Rob Crosby. [1] It was originally recorded by American country music trio Lady Antebellum on their 2011 album Own the Night . [2] It was later recorded by Paslay in 2013 as his third single for EMI Nashville, and as a song on his self-titled debut album in 2014. [3]

Contents

Lady Antebellum version

"Friday Night" was included on the track listing of Lady Antebellum's 2011 studio album Own the Night . Entertainment Weekly described the song as "'80s-rock rave-up that sounds exactly like Eddie Money". [4] In a review of the album, American Songwriter was critical of "Friday Night", calling it "a poorly drawn caricature of rock & roll". [5]

Eric Paslay version

"Friday Night"
FridayNight.jpg
Single by Eric Paslay
from the album Eric Paslay
ReleasedApril 22, 2013 (2013-04-22)
Recorded2013
Genre Country
Length2:47
Label EMI Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Marshall Altman
Eric Paslay singles chronology
"If the Fish Don't Bite"
(2012)		"Friday Night"
(2013)		"Song About a Girl"
(2014)

The song was later recorded by Paslay and released on April 22, 2013, as his third single for EMI Nashville. It is included on his self-titled debut album, which was released on February 4, 2014. [3]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that "it’s wide-open, catchy and easy to fall in love with, even if it’s not exactly crammed full of tangible memories." [6] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock also gave the song three and a half stars out of five, calling it "a melodic, arena-ready sing-a-long type of song" and saying that "Paslay's take on the song is much, much more grounded in Country Music's roots [than Lady A's recording] with banjos and fiddles audibly in the mix." [2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Mason Dixon and premiered in August 2013. [7]

Chart performance

"Friday Night" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of May 11, 2013. [8] It also debuted at number 49 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of July 27, 2013. It has sold 504,000 copies in the US as of April 2014. [9]

Chart (2013–2014)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [10] 53
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [11] 8
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] 47
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [13] 2
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [14] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [15] 65
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [16] 77
Chart (2014)Position
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [17] 48
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [18] 54

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [19] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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