Straight Line (song)

"Straight Line"
Single by Keith Urban
from the album High
Released	2 February 2024 (2024-02-02)
Genre	Country pop country rock
Length	3:46(album version) 3:32(US radio edit)
Label	Hit Red Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Jerry Flowers Chase McGill Keith Urban Greg Wells
Producer(s)	Keith Urban Greg Wells
Keith Urban singles chronology
"Street Called Main" (2022) "Straight Line" (2024) "Messed Up as Me" (2024)
Lyric video
"Straight Line" on YouTube

"Straight Line" is a song recorded by Australian-American country artist Keith Urban. He co-wrote the song with Jerry Flowers, Chase McGill, and Greg Wells, and also produced it with Wells. ^{[1] [2]} It is a lead single off Urban's twelfth studio album, High . The song was released to country radio formats in Australia and the United Kingdom in 2024. ^{[3] [4] [5]} It was released as the second single in the US and Canada on January 21, 2025. ^[6]

Background

"Straight Line" was the first song released by Urban in more than a full year. ^{[7] [8]} He stated that it was the "perfect first track" off his upcoming album "because it's a song born of wanting to break out of routine and feeling like somewhere along the line, life lost some colour and excitement". ^[9] Urban added that it "is about getting it back again – a message of taking back your life and driving out from under the dark cloud". ^[10] He remarked that the song "represents an energy and spirit that became a through line" for the entire album. ^[11]

Critical reception

Jeremy Chua of Taste of Country described "Straight Line" as an "energetic song", noting a "blend of pop and country influences" as Urban "glides through a catchy melody to celebrate life and fiercely living out one's dreams". ^[12] An uncredited review from ABC Audio described the song as "an anthemic fresh track". ^[13]

Charts

Chart performance for "Straight Line"

Chart (2024–2025)	Peak position
Australia Country Hot 50 (The Music) [3]	5
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [14]	38
UK Country Airplay (Radiomonitor) [4]	16
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [15]	33

References

1. "Straight Line - Keith Urban, Release Info". AllMusic . Retrieved March 27, 2024.
2. "Straight Line - Single by Keith Urban". Spotify . Hit Red Records, under exclusive license to UMG Recordings, Inc. February 2, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
3. "Countrytown Hot 50 Chart". Countrytown. 2 March 2024. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024.
4. "The Official UK Radio Country Airplay Chart". Holler. 17 March 2024. Archived from the original on 21 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
5. "Keith Urban releases 'Straight Line,' first track from new album". UPI. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
6. "Country Aircheck Weekly December 16, 2024, Issue 940" (PDF). Country Aircheck. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
7. Parker, Randy (February 2, 2024). "LISTEN: 'Straight Line' – New Music from Keith Urban!". Wild 95. 3. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
8. "FIRST LISTEN: Keith Urban's "Straight Line."". Nashville.com. 2 February 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
9. Bjorke, Matt (February 2, 2024). "Keith Urban Releases New Single "Straight Line," First Song From Forthcoming Album". Roughstock. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
10. Kreps, Daniel (February 2, 2024). "Keith Urban Teases New Album With First Single 'Straight Line'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 27, 2024.
11. "Take a listen to Keith Urban's new single 'Straight Line'". B-DUB Radio. February 29, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
12. Chua, Jeremy (February 2, 2024). "Keith Urban Drops Electrifying Life Anthem, 'Straight Line' [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
13. "Keith Urban walks the "Straight Line" in style". ABC Audio Digital Syndication . Retrieved March 27, 2024.
14. "Canada Country chart for February 8, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
15. "Keith Urban Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 March 2025.