Sunny and 75

"Sunny and 75"
Single by Joe Nichols
from the album Crickets
Released May 13, 2013
Format Music download
Genre Country
Length 3:27
Label Red Bow
Writer(s) Michael Dulaney
Jason Sellers
Paul Jenkins
Producer(s) Mickey Jack Cones
Derek George
Joe Nichols singles chronology
"Take It Off"
(2011)		 "Sunny and 75"
(2013)		 "Yeah"
(2014)

"Sunny and 75" is a song written by Michael Dulaney, Jason Sellers, and Paul Jenkins[1] and recorded by American country music artist Joe Nichols. It was released in May 2013 as his first single for Red Bow Records.[2]

Content

The song is an uptempo song in which the male narrator expresses a desire to be "somewhere sunny and 75" with his lover. The song is in the key of C major with a chord pattern of Fsus2-Am7-G-C/E.[3]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that "the story and emotions don’t quite sink into one’s heart the way a great love song will, but the chorus is a bit of an earworm — one you won’t mind welcoming again and again."[4] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song four out of five, saying that "it's a well-written and executed song that's exactly what radio and fans want in the spring of 2013 and should be enough to get fans excited for new Joe Nichols music."[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Brian Lazzaro and premiered in September 2013.[6]

Chart performance

"Sunny and 75" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of May 11, 2013.[7] It also debuted at number 46 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of June 29, 2013. It also debuted at number 98 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of September 14, 2013. It also debuted at number 98 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of October 19, 2013. "Sunny and 75" became Joe Nichols' fourth number-one country hit on the Country Airplay chart dated December 14, 2013, and his first number one since "Gimmie That Girl" in May 2010. It had sold 529,000 copies in the US as of January 2014.[8]

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 49
Canada Country (Billboard)[10] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 39
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[12] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[14] 38
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[15] 51
Chart (2014) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[16] 92
Preceded by
"We Were Us"
by Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert		 Billboard Country Airplay
number-one single
December 14, 2013 		Succeeded by
"Carolina"
by Parmalee
Preceded by
"Bounty"
by Dean Brody		 Billboard Canada Country
number-one single
December 14-28, 2013 		Succeeded by
"Stay"
Florida Georgia Line

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[17] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Dunkerley, Beville (April 22, 2013). "Joe Nichols, 'Sunny and 75' - Exclusive Song Premiere". The Boot. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Nichols sets PR for adds for new single". Country Standard Time. May 13, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "'Sunny and 75' sheet music". MusicNotes.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Dukes, Billy (May 8, 2013). "Joe Nichols, ‘Sunny and 75′ – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (April 22, 2013). "Single Review: Joe Nichols - "Sunny And 75"". Roughstock. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  6. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Joe Nichols : Sunny and 75". Country Music Television. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  7. ↑ Morris, Edward (May 4, 2013). "Albums Chart Reflects George Jones' Death". Country Music Television. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  8. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (2013-01-08). "Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - January 8, 2014: Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Cole Swindell, Cassadee Pope, Scotty McCreery". Roughstock.
  9. ↑ "Joe Nichols Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Joe Nichols.
  10. ↑ "Billboard Chart Search: Artist=Joe Nichols / Title=Sunny and 75 / Chart=Canada Country". Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Joe Nichols Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Joe Nichols.
  12. ↑ "Joe Nichols Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Airplay for Joe Nichols.
  13. ↑ "Joe Nichols Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Joe Nichols.
  14. ↑ "Best of 2013: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Best of 2013: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Billboard Country Update for December 15, 2014" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 15, 2014. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  17. ↑ "American single certifications – Joe Nichols – Sunny and 75". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 15, 2014. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH