Mixtape (song)

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"Mixtape"
Autumn Hill - Mixtape (Official single cover).jpeg
Single by Autumn Hill
from the album Anchor
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2016 (2016-01-27)
Genre Country pop
Length3:29
Label Wax
Songwriter(s)
  • David Thomson
  • Stephanie Chapman
  • Christian Rada
Producer(s) Dave "Dwave" Thomson
Autumn Hill singles chronology
"Return Policy"
(2015)
"Mixtape"
(2016)
"Good Night for Going Nowhere"
(2016)

"Mixtape" is a song recorded by Canadian country music duo Autumn Hill for their second studio album, Anchor (2015). It was released to Canadian country radio through Wax Records on January 27, 2016 as the album's third official single and to digital retailers in the United States on January 29, 2015. [1] [2] The song was written and produced by David "Dwave" Thomson and co-written by Stephanie Chapman and Christian Rada.

Contents

Content

"Mixtape" is a country pop song with a duration of three minutes and twenty-nine seconds with lyrics that reminisce about a former lover and relate the narrator's emotions to songs on a mixtape. The song was reportedly on hold for Keith Urban and Sheryl Crow to perform as a duet before being offered to Autumn Hill. [3]

Critical reception

Country 103 from Kamloops, BC wrote that the song "perfectly embodies the spirit of what made Autumn Hill the banner Canadian Country duo they are today" with its "tender, playful, and... unforgettable" sound built upon strong vocal harmonies. [4]

Track listing

Digital download single [2]

  1. "Mixtape" 3:29

Chart performance

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [5] 19

Release history

List of release dates, showing release format and reference
CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
CanadaJanuary 27, 2016Country radioWax Records [1]
United StatesJanuary 29, 2016 Digital download [2]

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