"Record Year" | ||||
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Single by Eric Church | ||||
from the album Mr. Misunderstood | ||||
Released | February 16, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:59 | |||
Label | EMI Nashville | |||
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Producer(s) | Jay Joyce | |||
Eric Church singles chronology | ||||
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"Record Year" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eric Church. It was released in February 2016 as the second single from his 2015 album Mr. Misunderstood . Church wrote the song with Jeff Hyde. [1] The song peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Country Airplay chart.
The song is about a man who recovers from a broken heart by listening to a collection of vinyl record albums. Its lyrics include references to various musical artists to whom the narrator is listening. [2]
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country reviewed the single favorably, praising the songwriting and saying that "Eric Church has never sung heartbreak the same way twice — a streak that remains intact with Record Year. The second single from his Mr. Misunderstood album finds him hurting in a whole new way." [3]
"Record Year" reached No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart, which is Church's seventh No. 1 on the chart. [4] It also peaked at No. 2 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The song has sold 447,000 copies in the US as of November 2016. [5] It was certified double Platinum by the RIAA on April 29, 2019 for two million units in sales and streams. [6]
The music video was directed by Reid Long and John Peets and premiered in April 2016. [7]
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