What Are You Listening To?

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"What Are You Listening To?"
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Single by Chris Stapleton
ReleasedJune 17, 2013 (2013-06-17)
Genre Country
Length4:05
Label Mercury Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Tony Brown
Chris Stapleton singles chronology
"What Are You Listening To?"
(2013)
"Traveller"
(2015)

"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.

Contents

Content

"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]

Critical reception

Tara Seetharam of Country Universe rated the song "A-", praising Stapleton's vocals and the "catharsis" of the lyrics. [2]

Chart performance

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [3] 46

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [4] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


Covers

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]

References

  1. Billy Dukes (June 20, 2013). "Chris Stapleton, 'What Are You Listening To?' — TOC Critic's Pick [Listen]". Taste of Country . Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Tara Seetharam (August 31, 2013). "Single Review: Chris Stapleton, "What Are You Listening To?"". Country Universe. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  3. "Chris Stapleton Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
  4. "American single certifications – Chris Stapleton – Traveller". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  5. "Ruthie Foster - Joy Comes Back". Blues Magazine. December 13, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
  6. zMaxim Mower (October 9, 2023). "Megan Moroney releases cover of Chris Stapleton's 'What Are You Listening To?'". Holler Country. Retrieved August 13, 2025.