Whatever It Takes (High Valley song)

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"Whatever It Takes"
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Single by High Valley
from the album Way Back
ReleasedNovember 12, 2021 (2021-11-12)
Genre Country
Length2:49
Label
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Producer(s)
High Valley singles chronology
"River's Still Running"
(2020)		"Whatever It Takes"
(2021)		"Country Music, Girls and Trucks"
(2022)
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"Whatever It Takes" on YouTube

"Whatever It Takes" is a song recorded by Canadian country group High Valley. The group's frontman Brad Rempel co-wrote the song with Ben Stennis and Jon Nite. [1] It is the lead single off their 2022 studio album Way Back, [2] and the first single release after former member Curtis Rempel left the group. [3]

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Background

"Whatever It Takes" was released simultaneously with the promotional single "Never Not". [4] Brad Rempel stated he felt the song "captured that signature High Valley magic". [1] He wrote the track on a night during a songwriting session with Ben Stennis and Jon Nite at Nite's beach house in Florida. [4] The writers were ready to pack up that night when Rempel was strumming his guitar, and they decided to write and record the song. [5] The line "swing a hammer, climb a ladder" refers to house flipping projects Rempel and his wife have been working on. [6] Rempel wanted to write a "very old school bluegrassy melody" while his co-writers wanted to write a "European soccer stadium anthem" so they elected to "meet somewhere in the middle". [7]

Critical reception

"Whatever It Takes" was released to widespread positive reception. Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal described the song as "brimming with the group’s signature sound of positive-minded, bluegrass-tinted country". [3] Anna D'Amico of American Songwriter noted "upbeat guitar and painting lyrics" in the track. [4] Front Porch Music stated that the song "emphasizes a long-lasting love," and that it is more "upbeat" than "a typical slow ballad". [6] Grace Lenehan Vaughn of Sounds Like Nashville said the song "features sing-along-worthy lyrics that paint a picture of an enduring love". [5] Molly Millman of The Nash News stated that "Whatever It Takes" is "optimistic and hopeful by all means". [8] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country called the track "classic High Valley," saying it "blends country and bluegrass with EDM". [9]

Commercial performance

"Whatever It Takes" reached a peak of number two on the Billboard Canada Country chart for during the week of April 16, 2022, spending 27 weeks on the chart in total. It marked the group’s fifteenth top ten hit. [10] It also peaked at number 65 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the same week, and charted for 12 weeks overall on the all-genre chart. [11] The song has been certified Gold by Music Canada. [12]

Charts

Chart performance for "Whatever It Takes"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [11] 65
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [10] 2
US Country Indicator (Billboard) [13] 43

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [12] Gold40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  2. ↑ "High Valley goes "Way Back"". Country Standard Time. March 18, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Papadatos, Markos (December 15, 2021). "Brad Rempel of High Valley talks about 'Whatever It Takes' and 'Never Not' songs". Digital Journal.
  4. 1 2 3 D'Amico, Anna. "High Valley is "Never Not" Impressing with Two New Songs". American Songwriter . Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Lenehan Vaughn, Grace (November 12, 2021). "HIGH VALLEY FORGES NEW PATH WITH 'WHATEVER IT TAKES' AND 'NEVER NOT'". Sounds Like Nashville.
  6. 1 2 "High Valley Is Doing "Whatever It Takes" In Hottest New Single". Front Porch Music. December 29, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  7. ↑ Watts, Cindy (November 16, 2021). "High Valley Thrives Despite Member Loss, Works Toward Bullseye". CMT . Archived from the original on November 16, 2021.
  8. ↑ Millman, Molly (November 12, 2021). "High Valley "Whatever It Takes" and "Never Not" Song Reviews". The Nash News.
  9. ↑ Dukes, Billy (December 2, 2021). "It's Full Speed Ahead for Brad Rempel and High Valley [Interview]". Taste of Country.
  10. 1 2 "High Valley Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  11. 1 2 "High Valley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  12. 1 2 "Canadian single certifications – High Valley – Whatever It Takes". Music Canada . Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Billboard Country National Airplay / Country Indicator Chart". Nielsen BDS . Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
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