Sangria (song)

"Sangria"
Single by Blake Shelton
from the album Bringing Back the Sunshine
Released April 6, 2015 (2015-04-06)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre Country
Length 3:54
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Scott Hendricks
Blake Shelton singles chronology
"Lonely Tonight"
(2014)		 "Sangria"
(2015)		 "Gonna"
(2015)

"Sangria" is a song recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released to country radio on April 6, 2015 as the third single from his ninth studio album Bringing Back the Sunshine. The song was written by J.T. Harding, Josh Osborne and Trevor Rosen.[1]

Critical reception

Giving it an "A", Tammy Ragusa of Country Weekly wrote that "With a subtle and appropriately Spanish flavor, reminiscent of Tracy Byrd's 'Just Let Me Be in Love', this cha-cha is super-sexy, thanks in large part to a suggestive lyric."[2]

Commercial performance

The single peaked at number one on the Country Airplay chart on July 11, 2015, and it is Shelton's twentieth No. 1 hit on the chart, and his fifteenth consecutive single to achieve the feat, which is unmatched by other artists.[3] It also peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same week. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 25, 2015.[4] The song has sold 744,000 copies in the US as of October 2015.[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered in March 2015.[6]

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 43
Canada Country (Billboard)[8] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 38
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[12] 40
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] 6

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 40,000^
United States (RIAA)[4] Platinum 744,000[5]

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

Preceded by
"Smoke"
by A Thousand Horses		 Billboard Canada Country
number-one single
June 27–July 11, 2015 		Succeeded by
"Tonight Looks Good on You"
by Jason Aldean
Preceded by
"Love Me Like You Mean It"
by Kelsea Ballerini		 Billboard Country Airplay
number-one single
July 11–18, 2015 		Succeeded by
"Love You Like That"
by Canaan Smith

References

  1. ↑ "Blake Shelton debuts "Sangria" music video". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ Ragusa, Tammy (27 April 2015). "Reviews". Country Weekly 22 (17): 66. ISSN 1074-3235.
  3. ↑ Jim Asker (June 30, 2015). "Blake Shelton Tops Billboard's Country Airplay Chart for the 20th Time'". Billboard.
  4. 1 2 "American single certifications – Blake Shelton – Sangria". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  5. 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (October 5, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: October 5, 2015". RoughStock. Sales figure given here
  6. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Blake Shelton : Sangria". Country Music Television. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Blake Shelton.
  8. ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Blake Shelton.
  9. ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Blake Shelton.
  10. ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Blake Shelton.
  11. ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Blake Shelton.
  12. ↑ "Best of 2015: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Blake Shelton – Sangria". Music Canada.
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