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
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) 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.

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