Wanna Be That Song
| "Wanna Be That Song" | ||||
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| Single by Brett Eldredge | ||||
| from the album Illinois | ||||
| Released | May 23, 2016 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:56 | |||
| Label | Atlantic Nashville | |||
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| Brett Eldredge singles chronology | ||||
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"Wanna Be That Song" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brett Eldredge. It was released on May 23, 2016 as the third single from Eldredge's second studio album, Illinois. Eldredge wrote the song with Ross Copperman and Scooter Carusoe.
Background
According the Eldredge, the idea for the song came when he was about to walk on stage to perform at the Kansas Speedway, and he said to songwriter Scooter Carusoe: "I want to write a song called "Wanna Be That Song"." The song however was not written until three months later in a writing session with Carusoe and Ross Copperman, who is the producer of his album. Eldredge said of the song: ""Wanna Be That Song" has everything I want to say about love and about what I'm trying to be."[1]
Commercial reception
The song first entered the chart when the song became available for download as a preview single in advance of the release of the album Illinois. Based on 16,000 copies in sales,[2] the song debuted at No. 34 on Hot Country Songs for chart dated September 26, 2015.[3] When the song was released to radio as the third single from the album in 2016, the song debuted on Country Airplay at No. 58 for chart dated June 4, 2016,[4] It also debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song has sold 241,000 copies as of November 2016.[5] The song also reached at number 25 on Canada Country chart for the week of November 25, 2016.
Music video
The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered in June 2016.[6]It was filmed in Wrigley Field
Chart performance
| Chart (2015–16) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country (Billboard)[7] | 14 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 57 |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 4 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 4 |
References
- ↑ "Brett Eldredge Tells Story Behind 'Wanna Be That Song': The Ram Report". Rolling Stone. May 12, 2016.
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (September 14, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: September 14, 2015". Roughstock.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. September 26, 2015. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Country Airplay". Billboard. June 4, 2016. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (November 26, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Chart: November 28, 2016". Roughstock.
- ↑ Laffer, Lauren (June 22, 2016). "Brett Eldredge Takes Over Wrigley Field for 'Wanna Be That Song' Music Video". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Brett Eldredge – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Brett Eldredge. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Brett Eldredge – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Brett Eldredge. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Brett Eldredge – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Brett Eldredge. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Brett Eldredge – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Brett Eldredge. Retrieved November 29, 2016.