| "Austin" | ||||
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| Single by Blake Shelton | ||||
| from the album Blake Shelton | ||||
| B-side | "Problems at Home" | |||
| Released | April 16, 2001 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:52 | |||
| Label | Giant/Warner Bros. | |||
| Writer(s) | David Kent Kirsti Manna |
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| Producer | Bobby Braddock | |||
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"Austin" is the debut single of American country music artist Blake Shelton.
The single was released in April 2001 on the Giant Records label; however, that label closed its doors as the single was climbing the charts, with Shelton and his single being transferred to the Warner Bros. Records label.[1] "Austin" was not only Blake's debut single, but also his first No. 1 single, spending five weeks atop the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks. It was also a pop hit, peaking at No. 18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, his highest peaking single on the Hot 100 until "Honey Bee" debuted at number 13 in 2011. "Austin" tied a record set by Billy Ray Cyrus in 1992. Cyrus' "Achy Breaky Heart" stayed atop the chart for five weeks, setting the mark for an artist's debut single in the Broadcast Data Systems era of the chart. BDS began monitoring radio play for the chart in January 1991.
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The song tells the story of a woman's attempts to make contact with a former lover; the song's title is a double meaning, as the former lover refers to the woman on his answering machine by the name of her presumed residence, Austin, Texas. The woman calls numerous times and is greeted by an answering machine that explains where the former lover could be. At the end of the answering machine message, the man says "and P.S. if this is Austin, I still love you."
The music video was directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions and was filmed on July 17, 2001. It depicts Shelton standing in front of a red first generation Ford Mustang and projector screen with a woman on it. The woman attempts to call the narrator and it eventually shows her driving to where the narrator is and walking up to Shelton.
"Austin" debuted at #58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 28, 2001. It reached the number-one spot on August 11, 2001 and stayed there for five weeks until September 15 when "I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight" by Toby Keith overtook "Austin" for number-one spot.
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 18 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| Preceded by "When I Think About Angels" by Jamie O'Neal |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single August 11—September 8, 2001 |
Succeeded by "I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight" by Toby Keith |
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