Break Up in a Small Town
| "Break Up in a Small Town" | ||||
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| Song by Sam Hunt from the album Montevallo | ||||
| Released | August 12, 2014[1] | |||
| Format | Music download | |||
| Genre | Country, R&B | |||
| Length | 3:51 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Writer |
Sam Hunt Zach Crowell Shane McAnally | |||
| Producer |
Zach Crowell Shane McAnally | |||
| Montevallo track listing | ||||
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"Break Up in a Small Town" is a song by country music artist Sam Hunt, taken from his debut album Montevallo. The song is also featured on his extended play X2C.
Background
The song has country and R&B influence, which Hunt expressed in an article with Billboard. Shane McAnally said of the influence "It's a model that I think many people could learn from, because you are still evolving as an artist along the way. Just because you put music out, it doesn't mean that is where you stop for the next year."[2] Hunt then discussed the process of making the song, saying it was born when he was "singing that chorus melody late one night while riding around trying to come up with song ideas."[2] He originally "didn't want to write anymore break up songs;"[2] but the melody of the song changed his mind, saying "It fit too perfectly not to go with it."[2]
Composition
Hunt "sing-talks" during the verses of the song similar to R&B singer Frank Ocean's method in his song "Thinkin' Bout You;" the chorus is then met with elements of dubstep.[2]
Commercial performance
The song debuted on the Hot Country Songs at No. 30 for the chart dated August 30, 2014, the week his EP X2C was released, with 24,000 copies sold.[3] All four songs from the digital EP debuted on the chart. It also debuted at No. 16 on the Country Digital Songs chart. It managed the feat without any radioplay. As of April 2015, the song has sold 314,000 downloads in the US.[4]
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] | 87 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 30 |
References
- ↑ "iTunesCharts.net: 'Break Up in a Small Town' by Sam Hunt (American Songs iTunes Chart)". Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Leight, Elias (August 24, 2014). "Jason Aldean & Sam Hunt Chart New Path With R&B-Influenced Country". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ↑ Matt Bjorke (August 20, 2014). "The Top 30 Digital Singles – August 20, 2014". Roughstock.
- ↑ Matt Bjorke (April 15, 2015). "Country Music’s Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of April 15, 2015". Roughstock.
- ↑ "Sam Hunt Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Sam Hunt.
- ↑ "Sam Hunt Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Sam Hunt.
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