"What Are You Listening To?" | ||||
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Single by Chris Stapleton | ||||
Released | June 17, 2013 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 4:05 | |||
Label | Mercury Nashville | |||
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Producer(s) | Tony Brown | |||
Chris Stapleton singles chronology | ||||
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"What Are You Listening To?" is a single by American country music singer Chris Stapleton. It was his first single release, being sent to radio in 2013.
"What Are You Listening To?" is a country music song with R&B and soul music influences. [1] Lyrically, the song is about a man who has broken up with his partner, and is inquiring about the kind of music she is listening to at the moment. [2]
Tara Seetharam of Country Universe rated the song "A-", praising Stapleton's vocals and the "catharsis" of the lyrics. [2]
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [3] | 46 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [4] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
When Ruthie Foster released her album Joy Comes Back (2017): Blue Corn Music [5] , this was the first album track.
In December 2023, Megan Moroney released a cover of the song exclusively through Amazon Music. [6]