Corey Kent - "Wild as Her"

[recordyear]

Artist: Corey Kent
Single: Wild as Her
Album: BLACKTOP
Label: Combustion/RCA Nashville
Impact Date: August 15th, 2022 (AllAccess)
Writers: Brett Tyler, Kelly Archer, Morgan Wallen

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Debut at #89 on Hit 100 this week.

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

So I'm wondering about this song for a while, as the exact same song was released by Tyler Joe Miller (MDM recording) around the same timing to the Canadian country radio. I wonder which one is the original. It already peaked at #8 on the chart after 16 weeks on the chart as of last week. This could be a lead single by TJ Miller's next project.

[recordyear]

Acoustic One-Take featuring Carter Faith out at local midnight.

[fearlessarrow]

I heard this for the first time in Grady Smith's buzzy country acts video and enjoyed it since then - I knew he had buzz on TikTok but good to see it shaping up to be a hit for him.

[recordyear]

It took some time but this song will impact country radio on August 15th. Also another Morgan Wallen co-wrote song impacting country radio

[bboat11]

I just moved it into the main country forum :)

[LBTrocks]

I’ve been jamming to this since it’s release. Great song!

[recordyear]

Debut at #58 on Country Airplay chart.

[dm2081]

I’m really digging this one, it’s a great driving song. But does anybody know why this is streaming/selling so well right out of the gate? I’d never even heard of him before a few weeks ago.

[recordyear]

Aug 8, 2022 20:26:51 GMT -5 dm2081 said:

But does anybody know why this is streaming/selling so well right out of the gate? I’d never even heard of him before a few weeks ago.

When in doubt, Tiktok is usually the answer.

[recordyear]

Second most added with 27 adds (39 total historic adds).

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Music video is out.

[recordyear]

This is one of the worst music videos I have seen this year. The flashes and the Windows Media Player visual effects don't really fit the song and are eye-straining to watch. Also this song still kinda sucks

[raylatch98]

Third most added song this week with 22 stations (provided some of that is Cumulus block). With this song now Top 30 on Mediabase and a pretty healthy bullet, not to mention this song sounds pretty radio friendly as well, I definitely think this song has the potential to be a pretty big hit in 2023.

[g8erboi]

Just heard this for the first time and I’m floored. Easily one of the strongest songs on the chart right now. This also has nearly 70 million streams on Spotify alone which is super impressive. Smash!

[raylatch98]

He released a new song titled "Man Of The House" this past week. Good stuff

[recordyear]

Max spins from 5/5 to 5/14.

[raylatch98]

With this song maxing then, we are probably looking at a Mediabase only #1 with "Last Night" and probably "Dancing In The Country" blocking it from #1 on Billboard. Still a really successful debut single for Corey Kent I will say. 

[countryman87]

May 1, 2023 21:33:11 GMT -5 raylatch98 said:

With this song maxing then, we are probably looking at a Mediabase only #1 with "Last Night" and probably "Dancing In The Country" blocking it from #1 on Billboard. Still a really successful debut single for Corey Kent I will say. 

What's funny is a song sung by Wallen could block a song co-written by Wallen.

[austin]

I have to say this one is pretty solid! I’ve just recently started giving it a chance and I am jamming to it.

[onebuffalo]

Tops at MediaBase:

5 1 COREY KENT Wild As Her 8697 7162 1535 36.47

[raylatch98]

Honestly a Billboard #3 and Mediabase #1 isn't bad at all for a debut single. Excited to see if this guy has any longevity as I like most of what I've heard from him so far.

[HeyHeyHey]

This song’s chart run was sorta interesting! It entered at #89 on the Hot 100 before it even impacted on country radio and looked like it would be a super high streaming hit with radio airplay to follow.

Instead this didn’t have a particularly high peak on the Hot 100 (I don’t think it’ll reach the top 40 on that chart) and didn’t feel like it had much buzz to it in the end.

I like the song well enough but I’m looking forward to seeing what comes next for Corey.

[gcizvolsfan]

May 1, 2023 21:30:12 GMT -5 recordyear said:

Max spins from 5/5 to 5/14.

I don't understand these dates. Are they to help a song reach #1 on the chart released on Friday's or the one on Monday's?

[recordyear]

May 13, 2023 23:00:24 GMT -5 gcizvolsfan said:

May 1, 2023 21:30:12 GMT -5 recordyear said:

Max spins from 5/5 to 5/14.

I don't understand these dates. Are they to help a song reach #1 on the chart released on Friday's or the one on Monday's?

I think most still aim for Mediabase's chart which is released on Mondays, with Billboard's chart as secondary, hence the often split #1s for both charts.

[gcizvolsfan]

Thanks for the response, recordyear. I look at a mediabase chart from "allaboutcountry" that shows Morgan 3rd behind Corey Kent and Tyler Hubbard so wondering how Morgan is #1.

[countryman87]

May 15, 2023 0:00:01 GMT -5 gcizvolsfan said:

Thanks for the response, recordyear. I look at a mediabase chart from "allaboutcountry" that shows Morgan 3rd behind Corey Kent and Tyler Hubbard so wondering how Morgan is #1.

Billboard is ranked by audience while Mediabase is ranked by points. Also the reporting panels for both charts differ. Obviously Morgan's song is being played in the bigger markets in the daytime which means bigger audience and probably being played a little more on the stations that aren't on the MB panel. Corey went for max spins last week, and the MB points are easier to get so he was able to get the #1 there. Same thing for Tyler this week. He'll likely be #1 there on Sunday. That probably explains why those 2 songs are likely ahead of Morgan on allaboutcountry.