Neon Light (Blake Shelton song)

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"Neon Light"
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Single by Blake Shelton
from the album Bringing Back the Sunshine
ReleasedAugust 18, 2014 (2014-08-18)
Recorded2014
Genre Country
Length3:41
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriters
Producer Scott Hendricks
Blake Shelton singles chronology
"My Eyes"
(2014)		"Neon Light"
(2014)		"Lonely Tonight"
(2014)

"Neon Light" is a song written by Andrew Dorff, Mark Irwin and Josh Kear and recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. [1] It was released to country radio on August 18, 2014, as the lead single to his eighth studio album Bringing Back the Sunshine . [2] The album was released on September 30, 2014. [3]

Contents

Content

The song is a mid-tempo with a "pulsing drum loop" and "banjo, acoustic guitar, and Telecaster piling on layer by layer". [4] It is about a man who heads to a bar after a breakup and states that "there's a neon light at the end of the tunnel". [4]

Critical reception

Jon Freeman of Country Weekly gave the song a "B". He called the song "a move back toward center and the more traditional country fare that launched his career" but criticized the repetition of the lyrics on the verses. [4]

Commercial performance

The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 5, 2015. [5] It has sold 526,000 copies in the US as of January 2015. [6]

Music video

The music video was directed by Cody Kern and premiered on 12 September 2014. [7]

Charts

Chart (2014–2015)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [8] 49
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [9] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 43
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [11] 1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Position
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [13] 43
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [14] 43
Chart (2015)Position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 88

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [16] Gold40,000*
United States (RIAA) [5] Platinum524,000 [6]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Reuter, Annie (August 19, 2014). "Hear Blake Shelton's New Single 'Neon Light'". radio.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ Betts, Stephen L. (August 18, 2014). "Hear Blake Shelton's New Single, 'Neon Light'". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on August 22, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ Peters, Mitchell (August 3, 2014). "Blake Shelton Announces New Album 'Bringing Back the Sunshine'". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Freeman, Jon (September 22, 2014). "Reviews: 'Neon Light'". Country Weekly . 21 (38): 66. ISSN   1074-3235.
  5. 1 2 "American single certifications – Blake Shelton – Neon Light". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Matt Bjorke (February 4, 2015). "Country Music's Top 30 Digital Singles: February 4, 2015". Roughstock. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2015. Sales figure given here
  7. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Blake Shelton : Neon Light". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  10. ↑ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  11. ↑ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
  12. ↑ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  13. ↑ "Best of 2014: Country Airplay". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Best of 2014: Hot Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Blake Shelton – Neon Light". Music Canada . Retrieved March 21, 2015.


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