More Than Miles

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"More Than Miles"
MoreThanMiles.jpg
Single by Brantley Gilbert
from the album Halfway to Heaven
ReleasedOctober 15, 2012 (2012-10-15)
Recorded2011
Genre Country rock
Length4:12
Label Valory
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dann Huff
Brantley Gilbert singles chronology
"Kick It in the Sticks"
(2012)
"More Than Miles"
(2012)
"Bottoms Up"
(2013)

"More Than Miles" is a song recorded by American country rock singer Brantley Gilbert. It was released in October 2012 as the fourth single from the deluxe edition of his 2010 album Halfway to Heaven . The song was written by Gilbert and John Eddie. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four stars out of five, calling it "a tightly-packaged personal story that quickly resonates with anyone who’s broken a heart." [2] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song a favorable review, writing that "[Dann] Huff keeps his rock vibe while making Brantley's love it or hate it vocals sound better than he's sounded on any other single thus far into his career." [3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Shane Drake and premiered in December 2012. [4]

Chart performance

"More Than Miles" debuted at number 53 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of November 3, 2012. [5] It also debuted at number 49 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of January 5, 2013. [6] It also debuted at number 98 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of March 16, 2013. It peaked at number 7 on the Country Airplay chart.

Chart (2012–2013)Peak
position
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [7] 33
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 73
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [9] 7
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 21

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [11] 20
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 48

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [13] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. Conaway, Alanna (December 4, 2012). "Brantley Gilbert, 'More Than Miles' – Lyrics Uncovered". Taste of Country. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  2. Dukes, Billy (October 15, 2012). "Brantley Gilbert, 'More Than Miles' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  3. Bjorke, Matt (October 19, 2012). "The Weekly Single Recap: October 19, 2012". Roughstock. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
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