Something in the Orange

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"Something in the Orange"
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Single by Zach Bryan
from the album American Heartbreak
ReleasedApril 22, 2022 (2022-04-22)
Genre Country [1]
Length
  • 3:48 (single version)
  • 4:14 (Z&E's version)
Label Warner
Songwriter(s) Zach Bryan
Producer(s) Ryan Hadlock [2]
Zach Bryan singles chronology
"Highway Boys"
(2022)
"Something in the Orange"
(2022)
"Burn, Burn, Burn"
(2022)

"Something in the Orange" is a song written and recorded by American singer Zach Bryan. It was released on April 22, 2022 as the second single from his third studio album American Heartbreak . Ryan Hadlock produced the single at Bear Creek Studio. A second version titled "Z&E's version" was later produced by Eddie Spear. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

It was nominated for Best Country Solo Performance at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.

Content

Zach Bryan told Today's Country Radio with Kelleigh Bannen that he wrote the song "in a cabin in Wisconsin." [6] Bryan released two versions of the song: the original single version and a completely different version which features just his vocals and piano. He had first released snippets of the song via social media in December 2021. [7] Bryan also released a music video for the song containing "crowd sourced footage shot by fans" that "captures the raw and unfiltered emotion" of the song experience. [8] [9]

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote that the song "has become his most recognizable hit since his early songs." [10] Rolling Stone editors described "Z&E's version" as "a heartbreaking single full of the genre's signature soul, stripped down to only an acoustic guitar and a harmonica." [11] BroadwayWorld described the song as "Bryan laying himself bare, willing himself to believe there's a chance of survival for an all-but-doomed relationship." [9]

Chart performance

"Something in the Orange" is Bryan's first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting on the chart dated May 7, 2022, [12] and later peaking at number 10. [13] [14]

The release of "Something in the Orange" led Bryan to take the number one position on the Billboard Top Songwriters chart in mid-2022. [15]

The single was officially serviced to mainstream country radio on October 3, 2022. [16]

Covers

Niall Horan covered the song in June 2023 as part of the Live @ SiriusXM Series. [17]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Something in the Orange"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [44] 5× Platinum350,000
Canada (Music Canada) [45] 9× Platinum720,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [46] 4× Platinum120,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [47] Platinum600,000
United States (RIAA) [48] 7× Platinum7,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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