Smoke (A Thousand Horses song)

"Smoke"
Single by A Thousand Horses
from the album Southernality
Released January 19, 2015
Format Music download
Genre Country
Length 3:41
Label Republic Nashville
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Dave Cobb

"Smoke" is a song by American country music group A Thousand Horses. It is their debut release, and the first from their upcoming debut album, Southernality.

Content

The song is a ballad in which the narrator compares his lover to substance dependence of tobacco, referring to her as a "habit that I can't let go".[2]

Critical reception

Giving it a "B+", Jim Casey of Country Weekly praised the song's Southern rock and blues influences, adding that "The forlorn lyrics are despairing, but frontman Michael Hobby's gritty vocals…drive the song into an endorphin-releasing euphoria".[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil.[3] In the video, the band performs the song live while a stripper dances. Joseph Hudak of Rolling Stone compared the video to that of "Girls, Girls, Girls" by Mötley Crüe.[4]

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 48 on the Country Airplay chart dated for the week ending January 24, 2015.[5] It also debuted at number 48 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week ending January 24, 2015. It also debuted at number 9 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart dated for the week ending February 14, 2015, and then entered Billboard Hot 100 at No. 90 on chart dated March 14, 2015. As of April 2015, the song has sold 234,000 downloads in the US.[6]

The song debuted at number 42 on the Billboard Canada Country chart for the week of March 14, 2015. It also debuted at number 92 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of April 18, 2015.

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 63
Canada Country (Billboard)[8] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 58
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 7
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 10

References

  1. ↑ "Smoke". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Casey, Jim (2 February 2015). "Reviews: 'Smoke'". Country Weekly 22 (5): 67. ISSN 1074-3235.
  3. ↑ "A Thousand Horses | Smoke | VEVO – Yahoo Screen". Yahoo! Screen. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ Hudak, Joseph (30 January 2015). "Watch a Thousand Horses Go 'Girls, Girls, Girls' in New Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Morris, Edward (17 January 2015). "Garth Brooks Album Back on Top, Brad Paisley’s Single No. 1 for Second Week". Country Music Television. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Matt Bjorke (April 22, 2015). "Country Music’s Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of April 22, 2015". Roughstock.
  7. ↑ "A Thousand Horses Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for A Thousand Horses.
  8. ↑ "A Thousand Horses Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canada Country for A Thousand Horses.
  9. ↑ "A Thousand Horses Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for A Thousand Horses. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  10. ↑ "A Thousand Horses Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Airplay for A Thousand Horses.
  11. ↑ "A Thousand Horses Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Country Songs for A Thousand Horses.