Started with a Song (song)

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"Started with a Song"
StartedwithaSongSingle.jpg
Single by Brett Kissel
from the album Started with a Song
ReleasedJune 17, 2013 (2013-06-17)
Genre Country
Length4:18
Label Warner Music Canada
Songwriter(s) Brett Kissel, Craig Wiseman
Brett Kissel singles chronology
"Started with a Song"
(2013)
"Raise Your Glass"
(2013)

"Started with a Song" is a song recorded by Canadian country music artist Brett Kissel. It was released in June 2013 as the first single from his major label debut album, Started with a Song . [1] It became the most added song at Canadian country radio in its first week, surpassing a record set by Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together". [2]

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by Margaret Malandruccolo and premiered in June 2013. [3]

Chart performance

"Started with a Song" debuted at number 87 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of July 27, 2013.

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [4] 58
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [5] 3

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [6] Gold40,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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