Lay Low (Josh Turner song)

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"Lay Low"
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Single by Josh Turner
from the album Deep South
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2014
Recorded2014
Genre Country
Length
  • 4:21 (album version)
  • 4:03 (radio edit)
Label MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Tony Martin
Mark Nesler
Ross Copperman
Producer(s) Frank Rogers
Josh Turner singles chronology
"Find Me a Baby"
(2012)
"Lay Low"
(2014)
"Hometown Girl"
(2016)

"Lay Low" is a song written by Ross Copperman, Tony Martin and Mark Nesler, and recorded by American country music artist Josh Turner. It was released in September 2014 as the lead-off single from Turner's sixth studio album Deep South , which was released much later, in 2017.

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Content

"Lay Low" is a ballad in which the narrator praises the simple things that make life worthwhile, longing for a simple place of peace and quiet.

Critical reception

Taste of Country's Carrie Horton awarded the song with the "Taste of Country Critic's Pick" saying that "with honest lyrics and a perfectly straightforward melody, ‘Lay Low’ touches on all the things that make fans love country music". [1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered in November 2014. [2]

Chart performance

The song has sold 116,000 copies in the US as of April 2015. [3]

Chart (2014–2015)Peak
position
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [4] 49
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [5] 20
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [6] 25
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 28

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [8] 88
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 87

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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