We Went

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"We Went"
Randy Houser We Went.jpg
Digital single cover
Single by Randy Houser
from the album Fired Up
ReleasedMay 18, 2015 (2015-05-18)
Recorded2015
Genre Country
Length2:59
Label Stoney Creek
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Derek George
Randy Houser singles chronology
"Like a Cowboy"
(2014)
"We Went"
(2015)
"Song Number 7"
(2016)

"We Went" is a song recorded by American country music artist Randy Houser. It was initially released online via Rolling Stone Country on April 27, 2015, [1] with a wide release on May 18. [2] It is the lead single to Houser's fourth studio album, Fired Up , which was released March 11, 2016. [3] The song was written by Justin Wilson, Matt Rogers and John King. [4]

Contents

Music video

The music video for "We Went" was directed by Dustin Rikert and premiered in August 2015. [5]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song a positive review, saying that "The How Country Feels album was a commercial comeback album for Houser, but this song feels more personal. Maybe he's just more confident after several No. 1 hits. "We Went" is not a true vocal showcase a la "Like a Cowboy," but there's enough power between his voice and this arrangement to remind fans he's not resting on a good year or two." [6]

Chart performance

The single has sold 300,000 copies in the US as of March 2016. [7]

Chart (2015–2016)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [8] 93
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [9] 3
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 60
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [11] 1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [13] 85
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [14] 83
Chart (2016)Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard) [15] 33
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [16] 57

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