We Were That Song (song)

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"We Were That Song"
Brett Kissel - We Were That Song (single cover).jpg
Single by Brett Kissel
from the album We Were That Song
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2017 (2017-09-10)
Genre Country
Length3:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Brett Kissel
  • Bart McKay
  • Luke Wooten
Brett Kissel singles chronology
"She's Desire"
(2017)
"We Were That Song"
(2017)
"Anthem"
(2018)

"We Were That Song" is a song recorded by Canadian country music artist Brett Kissel for his seventh studio album of the same name (2017). The song was written by Barry Dean, Melissa Peirce, and Jonathan Singleton, while Kissel co-produced the track with Bart McKay and Luke Wooten. [1] Kissel debuted "We Were That Song" at the 2017 Canadian Country Music Association Awards on September 10, 2017 and it was released to digital retailers that evening by BAK 2 BAK Entertainment and Warner Music Canada. [2] [3]

Contents

The song reached a peak position of four on the Canada Country chart, earning Kissel his tenth top ten single. [4]

Music video

The accompanying video for "We Were That Song" was directed by Blake McWilliam and premiered September 10, 2017. [2] [5]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [4] 4
Canada Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 34

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References

  1. "We Were That Song - Brett Kissel | Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "WATCH: Brett Kissel Debuts Video For 'We Were That Song'". iHeartRadio . September 11, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  3. "Amazon.com: We Were That Song: Brett Kissel: MP3 Downloads". Amazon Music . Archived from the original on November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Brett Kissel Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  5. "Brett Kissel - We Were That Song - Official Music Video" (video). YouTube . September 10, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  6. "Brett Kissel Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs Sales)". Billboard . Retrieved February 20, 2018.