Pillow Talkin'

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"Pillow Talkin'"
Pillow Talkin.jpeg
Single by Tyler Joe Miller
from the EP Sometimes I Don't, But Sometimes I Do
ReleasedDecember 25, 2019 (2019-12-25)
Genre
Length3:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Kelly Archer
  • Blake Chaffin
  • Brett Tyler
Producer(s)
Tyler Joe Miller singles chronology
"Pillow Talkin'"
(2019)
"I Would Be Over Me Too"
(2020)
Music video
"Pillow Talkin'" (Loft Session) on YouTube

"Pillow Talkin'" is the debut single recorded by Canadian country music artist Tyler Joe Miller. [1] The track was co-written by Kelly Archer, Blake Chaffin, and Brett Tyler. [2] The song was the lead single off Miller's debut extended play Sometimes I Don't, But Sometimes I Do . [3] It was the first ever debut single from an independent artist to hit #1 on the Billboard Canada Country chart. [4]

Contents

Background

Miller told the Surrey Now-Leader how he came to record the song:

"Kelly [Archer] and I were writing another song ("I Would Be Over Me Too") in Nashville, and after we finished writing that one, she said 'Hey, I like your voice and your style, what you're doing, and I think I have another one for you.' So they pitched me 'Pillow Talkin' and it went from there." [5]

The song was sent to radio on Christmas Day in 2019. [6]

Commercial performance

"Pillow Talkin'" reached a peak of #1 on the Billboard Canada Country chart dated May 16, 2020, [7] making Miller the first independently signed artist to land a #1 hit with their debut single in the history of the chart. [4] The song also reached a peak of #70 on the Canadian Hot 100, [8] and was certified Gold by Music Canada. [9] In Australia, it reached a peak of #28 on the TMN Country Hot 50. [10]

Track listings

Digital download – single [11]

  1. "Pillow Talkin'" – 3:20

Digital download – single [12]

  1. "Pillow Talkin'" (Acoustic) – 3:13

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN) [10] 28
Canadian Hot 100 (Billboard) [8] 70
Canada Country (Billboard) [7] 1

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [9] Gold40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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