Record Year

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"Record Year"
RecordYear.jpg
Single by Eric Church
from the album Mr. Misunderstood
ReleasedFebruary 16, 2016 (2016-02-16)
Recorded2015
Genre Country
Length2:59
Label EMI Nashville
Songwriter(s)
  • Eric Church
  • Jeff Hyde
Producer(s) Jay Joyce
Eric Church singles chronology
"Mr. Misunderstood"
(2015)		"Record Year"
(2016)		"Kill a Word"
(2016)

"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.

Contents

Content

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]

Critical reception

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]

Commercial performance

"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]

Music video

The music video was directed by Reid Long and John Peets and premiered in April 2016. [7]

Charts and certifications

References

  1. ↑ "Eric Church Announces 'Record Year' as Next Single [LISTEN]". The Boot. 4 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Asker, Jim (August 2, 2016). "Eric Church Earns His Seventh No. 1 on Country Airplay Chart With 'Record Year'". Billboard. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Dukes, Billy (February 4, 2016). "Eric Church, 'Record Year' [Listen]". Taste of Country . Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Asker, Jim (August 2, 2016). "Eric Church Earns His Seventh No. 1 on Country Airplay Chart With 'Record Year'". Billboard.
  5. 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (November 8, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: November 8, 2016". Roughstock. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "American single certifications – Eric Church – Record Year". Recording Industry Association of America.
  7. ↑ Stefano, Angela (April 29, 2016). "Eric Church Drops 'Record Year' Music Video". The Boot. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Eric Church Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "Eric Church Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  10. ↑ "Eric Church Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  11. ↑ "Eric Church Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
  12. ↑ "Eric Church Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  13. ↑ "Country Airplay: Year End 2016". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Hot Country Songs: Year End 2016". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Eric Church – Record Year". Music Canada.
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