| "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" | ||||
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| Single by Jake Owen | ||||
| from the album Barefoot Blue Jean Night | ||||
| Released | April 18, 2011 | |||
| Format | Music download | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:49 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Writer(s) | Eric Paslay Dylan Altman Terry Sawchuk |
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| Producer | Joey Moi Rodney Clawson |
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| Certification | Platinum (RIAA)[1] | |||
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"Barefoot Blue Jean Night" is the title of a song recorded by American country music singer Jake Owen. It is the seventh single of his career, and was released in April 2011 as the first single from his third studio album, also titled Barefoot Blue Jean Night. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in September 2011.
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Owen told Taste of Country that he was "pretty much finished" creating the album, and was given the song about three days before it was supposed to be done. After saying that he "could not get it out of [his] head", he decided to record it after a friend told him, "You're crazy if you don't record that song." Owen also said that he identified with the song's beach-related imagery, as he grew up on a beach in Florida.[2] Co-writer Eric Paslay told the same website that he started playing a riff on a high-strung guitar. He and the co-writers decided to make the song a summertime anthem because the first lyrics they thought of "sounded like a summertime anthem."[3]
Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song a positive review, saying that it "giv[es] off a fun, good time vibe". He also thought that the use of banjo and drum machine recalled the work of Mark McGuinn.[4] Michael Sudhalter, in his review of the album for Country Standard Time, said that the song "has a perfect chorus, and it's just right for the summer time."[5] Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a C+ rating, saying that in order for the "larger-than-life arrangement to have any traction, you've got to paint your memories with at least a nugget of lyrical depth."[6]
The music video was directed by Mason Dixon and premiered in June 2011. It was filmed at Center Hill Lake in Tennessee. It features his girlfriend Lacey Buchanen.
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 21 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] | 52 |
| Chart (2011) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 79 |
| Preceded by "Remind Me" by Brad Paisley featuring Carrie Underwood |
Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single September 17-24, 2011 |
Succeeded by "Take a Back Road" by Rodney Atkins |
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