Watermelon Moonshine

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"Watermelon Moonshine"
WatermelonMoonshineLaineyWilson.jpg
Single by Lainey Wilson
from the album Bell Bottom Country
ReleasedMay 30, 2023
Studio Neon Cross Studios (Nashville)
Genre Country
Length3:28
Label BBR
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jay Joyce
Lainey Wilson singles chronology
"Save Me"
(2023)		"Watermelon Moonshine"
(2023)		"Wildflowers and Wild Horses"
(2023)
Music video
"Watermelon Moonshine" on YouTube

"Watermelon Moonshine" is a song recorded by American country music singer Lainey Wilson. It was released in May 2023 as the second single from her third studio album, Bell Bottom Country . [1] It was written by Wilson, Josh Kear, and Jordan Schmidt, and was produced by Jay Joyce. [2]

Contents

Background and content

Lyrically, "Watermelon Moonshine" is a nostalgic description of a young and reckless love and has been compared to Deana Carter's signature hit "Strawberry Wine" from 1996. [3] Wilson said: "This song embodies what country music means to me, creating a timeless story that will resonate with people for generations to come. This song is about the crazy, young, nostalgic love we all hope to experience". [4]

The track was first released on August 12, 2022, as a promotional single alongside the announcement of Bell Bottom Country. [5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Alexa King Stone and Stephen Kinigopoulos and premiered on July 11, 2023. [6] It stars Rachel Lynn Matthews and Sam Sherrod, who act out the storyline of the song, depicting the unfolding of a young love, while scenes of Wilson performing the song in a field are interspersed as she narrates the story. [7]

A visualizer for the song premiered on August 12, 2022, before its release as a single. [8]

Chart performance

"Watermelon Moonshine" pulled in 63 first-week adds at country radio [9] and debuted at number 55 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated June 3, 2023. [10] It later reached number one in October on that chart, making it Wilson's third chart-topper, as well as the first chart-topper by a solo female artist since Wilson's own "Things a Man Oughta Know" two years prior. [11] It also spent two additional weeks at number one on the chart, making it only the third multi-week chart-topper by a solo female in the 2020s, after "The Bones" by Maren Morris and "The Good Ones" by Gabby Barrett. [12]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Watermelon Moonshine"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [22] Gold35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [23] Platinum80,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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