Biscuits (song)

"Biscuits"
Single by Kacey Musgraves
from the album Pageant Material
Released March 16, 2015
Format Digital download
Genre Country
Length 3:19
Label Mercury Nashville
Writer(s) Kacey Musgraves
Shane McAnally
Brandy Clark
Producer(s) Kacey Musgraves
Shane McAnally
Luke Laird
Kacey Musgraves singles chronology
"Keep It to Yourself"
(2014)		 "Biscuits"
(2015)

"Biscuits" is a song recorded by American country music artist Kacey Musgraves for her forthcoming second major label studio album. It was released to country radio on March 16, 2015 through Mercury Nashville as the project's lead single and was released to digital retailers the next day.[1] The song was written and produced by Musgraves and Shane McAnally, with additional songwriting provided by Brandy Clark and additional production by Luke Laird.[2]

Despite its official release date of March 16, "Biscuits" was tied for the tenth most-added song at American country radio for the week of March 9, 2015[3] and resultantly debuted on the Billboard Country Airplay chart that week at No. 56.[4]

Content

"Biscuits" is a mid-tempo country song with lyrics revolving around individualism and minding one's own business.[5] The song was written by Musgraves, Shane McAnally, and Brandy Clark, the same songwriting team behind her 2013 hit "Follow Your Arrow", to which numerous critics have cited similarities with "Biscuits".[5][6][7] UK music blog The Guardian noted the song's effective use of language and imagery to get its message across "about what it means truly to blaze your own trail in spite of others' judgment" and Musgraves' everyperson appeal.[8] "Musgraves has a way of making people feel special," writes Grady Smith, "not by telling them that they’re special, but by reminding them that no one really is."[8]

Chart performance

"Biscuits" debuted at number 56 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week ending March 21, 2015.[4] Two weeks later, after its release for sale, it debuted at No. 22 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 and No. 28 on the Hot Country Songs for charts dated April 4, 2015, and sold 25,000 copies in its debut week.[9]

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[10] 36
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[11] 22
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[12] 41
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] 28

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
United States March 16, 2015 Country radio Mercury Nashville [1]
Canada March 17, 2015 Digital download [14]
United Kingdom [15]
United States [16]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conaway, Alanna (3 March 2015). "Kacey Musgraves to Release "Biscuits" on March 16". Roughstock (Cheri Media). Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Kasey Musgraves – "Biscuits"". Roughstock (Cheri Media). 2 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (9 March 2015). "The Most-Added Songs At Country Radio: March 9, 2015". Roughstock (Cheri Media). Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Trust, Gary (9 March 2015). "Chart Highlights: 'Loud' & Proud, Ed Sheeran Tops All Three Pop, Adult Airplay Charts". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Taste of Country Staff (2 March 2015). "Kacey Musgraves, ‘Biscuits’ [Listen]". Taste of Country (Townsquare Media). Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Feeney, Nolan (3 March 2015). "Kacey Musgraves Suggests That You ‘Mind Your Own Biscuits' On Her New Song". TIME (Time Inc.). Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Payne, Chris (3 March 2015). "Studio Version of Kacey Musgraves' Awesome New Song 'Biscuits' Emerges". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Smith, Grady (4 March 2015). "Kacey Musgraves is country's smartest, most down-to-earth songwriter". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Matt Bjorke (March 25, 2015). "Country Music’s Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of March 25, 2015". Roughstock.
  10. ↑ "Kacey Musgraves Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canada Country for Kacey Musgraves. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Kacey Musgraves Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Kacey Musgraves. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Kacey Musgraves Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Airplay for Kacey Musgraves. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "Kacey Musgraves Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Kacey Musgraves. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Biscuits - Single by Kacey Musgraves". iTunes Store (CA). Apple Inc. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "Biscuits - Single by Kacey Musgraves". iTunes Store (UK). Apple Inc. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "Biscuits - Single by Kacey Musgraves". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved 22 March 2015.