They Don't Know (Jason Aldean album)

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They Don't Know
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ReleasedSeptember 9, 2016 (2016-09-09)
Recorded2015–16
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Length49:04
Label
Producer Michael Knox
Jason Aldean chronology
Old Boots, New Dirt
(2014)
They Don't Know
(2016)
Rearview Town
(2018)
Singles from They Don't Know
  1. "Lights Come On"
    Released: April 1, 2016
  2. "A Little More Summertime"
    Released: July 15, 2016
  3. "Any Ol' Barstool"
    Released: December 5, 2016
  4. "They Don't Know"
    Released: May 8, 2017
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They Don't Know is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Jason Aldean. It was released on September 9, 2016 via Broken Bow Records. Its lead single, "Lights Come On", was released on April 1, 2016 and has reached number one on the Country Airplay chart. [3] The album's second single, "A Little More Summertime", was released on July 15, 2016. The album's third single, "Any Ol' Barstool", was released on December 5, 2016. The album's fourth and final single, the title track, was sent to country radio on May 8, 2017.

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Commercial performance

They Don't Know debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming Aldean's third album to top the chart. [4] It earned 138,000 album-equivalent units, of which 131,000 were album sales. [4] The album has sold 430,500 copies in the United States as of February 2018. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lights Come On"3:14
2."A Little More Summertime"3:39
3."This Plane Don't Go There"2:59
4."Comin' In Hot"2:59
5."First Time Again" (duet with Kelsea Ballerini)
  • Blake Bollinger
  • Jaron Boyer
  • Ben Stennis
  • Michael Tyler
3:24
6."Bad"3:33
7."They Don't Know"
  • Kurt Allison
  • Boyer
  • Josh Mirenda
3:15
8."One We Won't Forget"
3:17
9."Whiskey'd Up"3:11
10."In Case You Don't Remember"
  • Jonathan Edwards
  • Tully Kennedy
  • Steve Pasch
  • Brian Gene White
3:00
11."All Out of Beer"3:18
12."Any Ol' Barstool"3:23
13."The Way a Night Should Feel"3:04
14."Reason to Love L.A."
  • Allison
  • Michael Dulaney
  • Kennedy
  • Jason Sever
3:22
15."When the Lights Go Out"
3:26

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Visuals

Chart positions

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country CAN
2016"Lights Come On"3143381
"A Little More Summertime"51572
"Any Ol' Barstool"51521100
2017"They Don't Know"83672

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [20] Gold40,000
United States (RIAA) [21] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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