Bourbon in Kentucky
| "Bourbon in Kentucky" | ||||
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| Single by Dierks Bentley | ||||
| from the album Riser | ||||
| Released | June 10, 2013 | |||
| Format | Music download | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
| Writer(s) | Ryan Tyndell, Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson | |||
| Producer(s) | Ross Copperman | |||
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"Bourbon in Kentucky" is a song written by Ryan Tyndell, Hillary Lindsey, and Gordie Sampson, and recorded by American country music singer Dierks Bentley. It is the first single from his upcoming seventh studio album, Riser.
Content
The song is about a man who consumes bourbon whiskey when heartbroken, but claims that there "ain't enough bourbon in Kentucky for me to forget you." It features a backing vocal from Kacey Musgraves.
Bentley told Great American Country, "I’ve never heard anything like ‘Bourbon’ before…I really love the angst of it. I’ve been there before where you can’t drink your way through a heartache or a broken heart. There’s such an aggressive lonesomeness in this song."[1]
Critical reception
Jon Freeman of Country Weekly gave the song an "A", comparing its production to both U2 and Bentley's late 2011-early 2012 single "Home". He also praised the lyric as "a tried-but-true drinkin’ and cryin’ lyric for something that manages to sound modern without feeling uncomfortably shoehorned in there."[2] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock also compared the production style to U2, and said that "The melody is appropriately moody as it matches the lyrics about a man who doesn't have any way of getting over and past a relationship, as he's clearly lost without the love of his life."[3] Giving it 4 stars out of 5, Billy Dukes of Taste of Country said that "Lyrically, ‘Bourbon in Kentucky’ breaks no new ground, but the atmosphere created in studio is like nothing released to country radio before."[4]
Chart performance
The song peaked at number 45 on Country Airplay, thus becoming Bentley's lowest-charting single.
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[ 1] | 40 |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[ 1] | 45 |
References
- ↑ Wyland, Sarah (29 May 2013). "Dierks Bentley’s “Bourbon In Kentucky” is Lead Single from Riser". Great American Country. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Freeman, Jon (21 June 2013). "“Bourbon in Kentucky” by Dierks Bentley". Country Weekly. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (28 May 2013). "Single Review: Dierks Bentley - Bourbon In Kentucky". Roughstock. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Dukes, Billy (28 May 2013). "Dierks Bentley (Feat. Kacey Musgraves), ‘Bourbon in Kentucky’ – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
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