Lightning Bug (song)

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"Lightning Bug"
Lightning Bug.png
Single by Dean Brody
from the album Boys
ReleasedApril 28, 2021 (2021-04-28)
Genre Country pop
Length2:47
Label
  • Scurvy Dog
  • Starseed
Songwriter(s)
  • Dean Brody
Producer(s) Todd Clark
Dean Brody singles chronology
"Boys"
(2020)
"Lightning Bug"
(2021)
"More Drinkin' Than Fishin'"
(2021)
Lyric Video
"Lightning Bug" on YouTube

"Lightning Bug" is a song written and recorded by Canadian country artist Dean Brody. [1] The song was released to radio in April 2021, [2] as the fourth single from Brody's seventh studio album Boys . [3]

Contents

Background

Brody wrote "Lightning Bug" by himself, and it was inspired by one of his first songwriting trips to Nashville, Tennessee. He remarked that he wanted to write a song "that captured the magic of being caught up in a warm summer night. It’s meant to tell the story of being in love with that special someone, with an almost dreamlike soundscape". [4]

Critical reception

Nanci Dagg of Canadian Beats Media referred to the track as a "heartfelt love song", adding that it "takes listeners to that place where those magical memories of falling in love happen while providing everyone that listens to it a bright spot in what has been a challenging year for us all". [4] Courtney Fielder of Country100.7 called the song a "hit", saying it was released "just in time for summer". [5]

Commercial performance

"Lightning Bug" peaked at number 78 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of August 7, 2021. [6] It also peaked at number seven on the Billboard Canada Country chart for the same week, marking Brody's twenty-ninth career top ten hit. [7] It has been certified Gold by Music Canada. [8]

Charts

Chart performance for "Lightning Bug"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [6] 78
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [7] 7

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [8] Gold40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  2. Schneider, Jason (May 2, 2021). "Single Servings, May 3, 2021". FYI Music News. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
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  5. Fielder, Courtney (May 21, 2021). "Fresh Music Friday Song Of The Day: Dean Brody- "Lightning Bug"". Country100.7. Discover Moose Jaw.
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  7. 1 2 "Dean Brody Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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