Mayberry (song)

"Mayberry"
Single by Rascal Flatts
from the album Melt
Released	December 29, 2003
Format	CD single
Recorded	2002
Genre	Country
Length	4:32
Label	Lyric Street
Writer(s)	Arlos Smith
Producer(s)	Mark Bright Marty Williams Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts singles chronology
"I Melt" (2003) "Mayberry" (2003) "Feels Like Today" (2004)

"Mayberry" is a song written by Arlos Smith and recorded by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released in December 2003 as the fourth and final single from their album Melt. The song reached number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and also peaked at number 22 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, making it a crossover hit.

Background

Gary LeVox said of the song, "The banjo really stands out on this track. It tells a lot about life in 2002, how busy you can get being caught up in the rat race. It reminds me of my childhood and it’s a really cool tune--one of our favorites."^[1]

Content

The song references the easy-going life lived in the fictional town of Mayberry, North Carolina from The Andy Griffith Show. It depicts the way life used to be, before the world started changing and becoming so fast paced (although ironically the characters in the show itself often commented about the changing world even then). These words describe a place where "Sunday was a day of rest," you had time to sit on the porch and enjoy a nice Cola, everyone in town knew one another, and children spent the days playing outside or fishing with their fathers.

Chart performance

"Mayberry" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 3, 2004.

Year-end charts

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