Like a Wrecking Ball

This article is about the Eric Church song. For the Miley Cyrus song, see Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus song).
"Like a Wrecking Ball"
Single by Eric Church
from the album The Outsiders
Released March 9, 2015
Format Music download
Recorded 2013–2014
Genre Country
Length 3:18
Label EMI Nashville
Writer(s) Eric Church
Casey Beathard
Producer(s) Jay Joyce
Eric Church singles chronology
"Raise 'Em Up"
(2015)		 "Like a Wrecking Ball"
(2015)

"Like a Wrecking Ball" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eric Church. It was released to country radio on March 9, 2015 as the fifth single from his fourth studio album The Outsiders. The song was written by Church and Casey Beathard.

Background

Church said to a crowd during a show that "It's About... It's about sex".[1]

Chart performance

The song debuted on Hot Country Songs at No. 44 and Country Airplay at No. 55 for charts dated March 7 2015. It entered Billboard Hot 100 at No. 100 on April 11, 2015. The song has sold 240,000 copies in the US as of April 2015.[2]

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3] 83
Canada Country (Billboard)[4] 35
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 86
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[6] 26
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 17

References

  1. ↑ Hannahlee Allers (February 25, 2015). "Eric Church Selects "Like a Wrecking Ball" as the next single". Roughstock. Sales figures given here
  2. ↑ Matt Bjorke (April 22, 2015). "Country Music’s Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of April 22, 2015". Roughstock.
  3. ↑ "Eric Church Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Eric Church.
  4. ↑ "Eric Church Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canada Country for Eric Church.
  5. ↑ "Eric Church Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Eric Church.
  6. ↑ "Eric Church Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Airplay for Eric Church.
  7. ↑ "Eric Church Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Eric Church.