The Wind (Zac Brown Band song)

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"The Wind"
TheWind -(Zac Brown album) cover .jpg
Single by Zac Brown Band
from the album Uncaged
ReleasedJune 4, 2012 (2012-06-04)
Genre
Length2:57
Label Atlantic
RPM
Southern Ground
Songwriter(s) Zac Brown
Wyatt Durrette
Levi Lowrey
Producer(s) Keith Stegall
Zac Brown
Zac Brown Band singles chronology
"No Hurry"
(2012)
"The Wind"
(2012)
"Goodbye in Her Eyes"
(2012)

"The Wind" is a song recorded by American country music group Zac Brown Band. It was released in June 2012 as the first single from the group's third major-label album, Uncaged , which was released on July 10. [1] The song was written by Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette and Levi Lowrey. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

The song was acclaimed by country music critics. Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four and a half stars out of five, writing that "if you slow down and listen to what the man in the beanie is saying, you’re rewarded with a detailed, heartbreaking story." [3] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock also gave the song four and a half stars out of five, saying that "there are great harmonies wrapped up in a melody that is both contemporary country and traditional country-leaning at the same time." [4]

Music video

The music video was animated by Beavis and Butthead and King of the Hill creator Mike Judge and premiered in July 2012. [5] It features animated versions of the band, with Zac Brown transformed into "a beer chugging cyborg". [6]

Chart performance

"The Wind" debuted at number 27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of June 23, 2012, the second-highest debut by a group of the SoundScan era. [7] It ultimately peaked at number 11 in August 2012, making it the group's first single to miss the top 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart.

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [8] 4
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [9] 68
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 70
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 11

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 60

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References

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