Make Me Wanna

"Make Me Wanna"
Single by Thomas Rhett
from the album It Goes Like This
Released August 4, 2014 (2014-08-04)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2012
Genre
Length 3:46[1]
Label Valory Music Group[2]
Writer(s)
  • Thomas Rhett
  • Bart Butler
  • Larry McCoy[3]
Producer(s) Jay Joyce[4]
Thomas Rhett singles chronology
"Small Town Throwdown"
(2014)		 "Make Me Wanna"
(2014)		 "Crash and Burn"
(2015)

"Make Me Wanna" is a song co-written and recorded by American bro-country artist Thomas Rhett. It was released in August 2014 as the fifth single from his debut album, It Goes Like This.

Content

The song is a mid-tempo with "high-toned guitars and a slowly building chorus" and a "sensitive and sexy delivery"[5] about a man expressing his feelings to his lover. Rhett describes the song as having a Bee Gees sound.[6]

Critical reception

The song has mostly been met with positive reception, mainly for its disco influences. Bob Paxman of Country Weekly rated the single "B+", comparing its sound to "the candy coated days of Air Supply and Andy Gibb". He thought that it was "sure to nestle easily with the female audience" and was "pleasant, if not exactly outstanding", and criticized the "references to tailgating and trucks".[5] Writing for Taste of Country, Carrie Horton wrote that "But while the lyrics may sound a bit too much like what’s already out there, the melody makes up for it ten times over. The Bee Gees-inspired tune features staccato drum and piano undertones that echo famous disco hits like ‘Stayin' Alive,’ but with a perfect blend of twangy guitars to keep the song’s sound just true enough for any pure country fan.[7] Liv Carter of Little Rebellion gave the song two thumbs down, criticizing the production and unoriginality of the lyric. She summarized her review by saying, "This is an uncreative lyric inexplicably paired with 1970s pop. Which means it will probably be a big hit."[4]

Commercial performance

The song entered the Country Airplay chart at No. 51 for the chart dated August 16, 2014, and the Hot Country Songs at No. 48 on September 13, 2014. It entered the Hot 100 chart at No. 99 for the chart dated November 29, 2014. It reached No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart on March 7, 2015, his third No. 1 from his debut album.[8] It peaked at No. 2 on the Hot Country Songs and No. 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the charts dated February 28, 2015.

The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on February 18, 2015.[9] It has sold 596,000 copies in the US as of April 2015.[10]

Music video

The music video was directed by TK McKamy and premiered in October 2014.[11]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 74
Canada Country (Billboard)[13] 11
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 43
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[15] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[16] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[17] 95
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[18] 100
Chart (2015) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[19] 33
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[20] 52

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 596,000[10]

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

Preceded by
"Sun Daze"
by Florida Georgia Line		 Billboard Country Airplay
number-one single
March 7, 2015 		Succeeded by
"Lonely Tonight"
by Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe

References

  1. ↑ "It Goes Like This – Thomas Rhett". AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  2. ↑ Whitaker, Sterling (August 23, 2013). "Thomas Rhett Reveals Cover Art, Release Date + Track Listing for Debut Album". The Boot. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  3. ↑ Parker, Eric T. (August 26, 2013). "Thomas Rhett Preps Debut Album with Headlining Dates". MusicRow. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Carter, Live (28 June 2014). "Single Review - 'Make Me Wanna' - Thomas Rhett". Little Rebellion. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  5. 1 2 Paxman, Bob (15 September 2014). "Reviews". Country Weekly 21 (37): 66. ISSN 1074-3235.
  6. ↑ http://tasteofcountry.com/thomas-rhett-make-me-wanna-country-bee-gees/
  7. ↑ Horton, Carrie (31 July 2014). "Thomas Rhett, ‘Make Me Wanna’ – ToC Critic’s Pick [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  8. ↑ Wade Jessen, Nashville (February 24, 2015). "Thomas Rhett Tallies Third No. 1 on Country Airplay Chart From Debut Album". Billboard.
  9. 1 2 "American single certifications – Thomas Rhett – Make Me Wanna". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  10. 1 2 Matt Bjorke (April 29, 2015). "Country Music’s Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of April 29, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  11. ↑ Howell, Coti (October 3, 2014). "Thomas Rhett Puts His Swagger on Display in ‘Make Me Wanna’ Video". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Thomas Rhett – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Thomas Rhett.
  13. ↑ "Thomas Rhett – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Thomas Rhett.
  14. ↑ "Thomas Rhett – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Thomas Rhett.
  15. ↑ "Thomas Rhett – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Thomas Rhett.
  16. ↑ "Thomas Rhett – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Thomas Rhett.
  17. ↑ "Billboard Country Update for December 15, 2014" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 15, 2014. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Best of 2014: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Best of 2015: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
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