Stick Season (song)

"Stick Season"
Single by Noah Kahan
from the album Stick Season
Released	July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08)
Genre	Folk [1]
Length	3:02
Label	Mercury Republic
Songwriter(s)	Noah Kahan
Producer(s)	Noah Kahan Gabe Simon
Noah Kahan singles chronology
"Someone like You" (2021) "Stick Season" (2022) "Northern Attitude" (2022)
Music video
"Stick Season" on YouTube

"Stick Season" is a song by American singer-songwriter Noah Kahan, released as the lead single from his album Stick Season on July 8, 2022. Kahan wrote the song and produced it with Gabe Simon. Although moderately successful in the US upon release, the song went viral on TikTok and charted internationally after American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo covered it on BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom, causing it to reach number one in various countries including Australia, Belgium (Flanders), Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, as well as charting in the top 10 in Canada, New Zealand, and the United States.

Background and composition

An early version of the song was performed on a live stream on Kahan's Instagram, broadcast some time shortly prior to November 3, 2020. ^[2] Kahan wrote a verse of the song during a "bout of insecurity" and uploaded it to TikTok in 2022. It became successful quickly, prompting him to finish writing the song, which "ended up taking a long time". Kahan was also concerned whether a song written "specifically about his home state of Vermont" would connect with people who live elsewhere, but responses to the completed song were universally positive. ^[1]

The song title refers to a term for autumn in New England, the period after Halloween before the winter snow begins, ^[3] which Kahan called "a time of transition" and "super depressing" as "it just means that winter is coming soon and it creates a lot of anxiety" and "nobody really likes it". ^[4]

This song is a folk piece written in A major, with a tempo of 115-118 BPM and a 4/4 time signature. The chord progression throughout is A - E - F#m - D ^[5]

Accolades

Awards and nominations for "Stick Season"

Organization	Year	Category	Result	Ref.
BRIT Awards	2024	International Song	Nominated	[6]
	2025		Pending	[7]
Billboard Music Awards	2024	Top Rock Song	Nominated	[8]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Stick Season" Chart (2022–2024) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [9] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [10] 32 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [11] 1 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [12] 3 Canada AC ( Billboard ) [13] 5 Canada CHR/Top 40 ( Billboard ) [14] 3 Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) [15] 3 Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [16] 15 Denmark (Tracklisten) [17] 17 Germany (GfK) [18] 44 Global 200 ( Billboard ) [19] 5 Ireland (IRMA) [20] 1 Latvia Airplay (LAIPA) [21] 10 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [22] 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [23] 1 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [24] 2 Norway (VG-lista) [25] 11 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [26] 16 Portugal (AFP) [27] 58 South Africa ( Billboard ) [28] 18 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [29] 15 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [30] 19 UK Country Airplay (Radiomonitor) [31] 11 UK Singles (OCC) [32] 1 US Billboard Hot 100 [33] 9 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [34] 19 US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [35] 1 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [36] 9 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [37] 2 US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [38] 16

Year-end charts 2023 year-end chart performance for "Stick Season" Chart (2023) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [39] 74 UK Singles (OCC) [40] 60 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) [41] 47 2024 year-end chart performance for "Stick Season" Chart (2024) Position Australia (ARIA) [42] 4 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) [43] 6 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [44] 5 Denmark (Tracklisten) [45] 43 Global 200 (Billboard) [46] 10 Iceland (Tónlistinn) [47] 59 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [48] 11 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [49] 10 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [50] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [51] 54 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [52] 77 UK Singles (OCC) [53] 1 US Billboard Hot 100 [54] 11 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [55] 34 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) [56] 11 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) [57] 4 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) [58] 30

Certifications

Certifications for "Stick Season"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [59]	5× Platinum	350,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [60]	Platinum	40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [61]	Diamond	800,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [62]	Gold	45,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI) [63]	Platinum	93,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [64]	4× Platinum	120,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [65]	Gold	25,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [66]	Platinum	10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [67]	Gold	30,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [68]	Gold	10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [69]	4× Platinum	2,400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [70]	4× Platinum	4,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of best-selling singles by year in the United Kingdom

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