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Post by recordyear on Nov 1, 2021 19:46:20 GMT -5
Artist: Thomas Rhett Single: "Slow Down Summer" Writers: Thomas Rhett, Rhett Akins, Sean Douglas, Jesse Frasure & Ashley Gorley Album: Where We Started Label: Valory Music Co. Release Date: November 5th, 2021 Impact Date: November 8th, 2021 Teased in p.4 of Country Aircheck this week. Title from here:
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Post by recordyear on Nov 5, 2021 0:17:12 GMT -5
Kinda surprised no one has replied to this. He has shared that Country Again Side B is moved to Fall 2022, and this song is the lead single of a new album called Where We Started, which will be released early 2022.
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Post by kw9461 on Nov 5, 2021 0:38:44 GMT -5
I guess he got tired of being country again...
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Post by bigfan101 on Nov 5, 2021 6:49:14 GMT -5
This is going to be massive.
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Post by dm2081 on Nov 5, 2021 8:09:40 GMT -5
This isn’t bad, but it’s pretty underwhelming, especially for a lead single. It’s beyond overproduced, and really just wasn’t that memorable on first listen. Maybe it’ll grow on me but it’s just okay for right now.
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Nov 5, 2021 9:37:24 GMT -5
Wow, I really really like this one!! I was a bit disappointed that he didn't release another single from Side-A, as I enjoyed that part of the album a lot, but I am happy with this choice now. This melody and delivery is gorgeous.
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Post by Naos on Nov 5, 2021 9:44:23 GMT -5
So... no Side-B to Country Again, or is that coming later? This is fine though, it's enjoyable enough.
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Post by recordyear on Nov 5, 2021 9:51:34 GMT -5
So... no Side-B to Country Again, or is that coming later? He has shared that Country Again Side B is moved to Fall 2022
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Post by austin on Nov 5, 2021 11:51:04 GMT -5
I actually really like the production on this, and find it to be less "pop" sounding than his singles from Center Point Road, 'Beer Won't Fix' aside.
I don't think this is his best single at all, and it reminds me of one of his album tracks more than a lead single, but I think it's going to do really well and think overall this is more the sound his fans want from him than the "I am country now that country isn't cool" sound he was going for (and will return to in Side B).
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Post by ClevelandRox on Nov 6, 2021 0:03:35 GMT -5
Damn, I had already started scrobbling the post-Country Again Side A songs from the album as Country Again Side B. ðŸ˜ðŸ˜‚
So messy.
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Post by onebuffalo on Nov 6, 2021 10:19:51 GMT -5
Debuts at MediaBase:
0 33 THOMAS RHETT Slow Down Summer 1303 0 1303 6.396
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Post by Naos on Nov 6, 2021 14:14:18 GMT -5
Debuts at #86 on US Spotify with 336,961 streams.
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Post by Jrod82 on Nov 8, 2021 16:56:58 GMT -5
Debuts at #23 on Country Airplay.
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Post by onebuffalo on Nov 9, 2021 20:59:48 GMT -5
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Post by Naos on Nov 15, 2021 17:22:00 GMT -5
Despite 18 Summer Walker entries above it, "Slow Down Summer" debuts at #81 on the Hot 100.
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Post by Troublemaker on Dec 1, 2021 17:18:42 GMT -5
Video premieres on Friday 12/3 at 11am ET
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Post by musicspy on Dec 1, 2021 18:19:32 GMT -5
This is his best single since i cant remember.. Hoping it will be a big hit for him come spring
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Post by Naos on Dec 3, 2021 15:55:35 GMT -5
The video's pretty nice. This'll probably do well and I do like it.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Dec 3, 2021 22:07:16 GMT -5
What a gorgeous and cinematic music video. Definitely one of his best visuals to date.
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Post by someguy on Dec 4, 2021 8:24:54 GMT -5
Fantastic video. Quite possibly his best.
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Post by raylatch98 on Dec 13, 2021 21:36:41 GMT -5
Since I am not bringing the thread back since it is Ancient AF, Thomas Rhett had the most played song on Country Aircheck this year with "What's Your Country Song" his second time topping that year-end chart (first was with "Die A Happy Man" in 2016.)
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Post by zdm1998 on Jan 10, 2022 13:06:04 GMT -5
How is this one performing compared to his previous singles? I noticed today on iTunes that it is pretty low on the country sales chart (number 70 last time I checked,) that feels pretty low to be a lead single.
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Post by raylatch98 on Jan 10, 2022 13:24:43 GMT -5
How is this one performing compared to his previous singles? I noticed today on iTunes that it is pretty low on the country sales chart (number 70 last time I checked,) that feels pretty low to be a lead single. So 10 weeks in Billboard "What's Your Country Song" was at #11 on Billboard, "Country Again" and "Beer Can't Fix" were at #14, "Be A Light" and "Remember You Young" was at #16. This song with this in mind is definitely behind pace of his past singles.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2022 16:23:05 GMT -5
Good. This song is an album cut, doesn't sound like a single. Love Thomas, but this songs... not for me.
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Post by musicspy on Jan 10, 2022 17:25:33 GMT -5
Meanwhile, the song is super radio friendly
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Jan 10, 2022 18:01:06 GMT -5
I can't imagine why a song about not wanting summer to end isn't blazing up the charts or being wildly consumed in the middle of winter...
The timing of this as a single is so weird. This doesn't scream "monster hit" or anything so I'm confused as to why it was the lead single from this new project of his when it as the second single being released in late spring, peaking in early fall would have made way more sense.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jan 14, 2022 18:14:59 GMT -5
He dropped two new cuts ("Angels" and "Church Boots") from his just-announced forthcoming album. Where We Started:
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Post by Naos on Jan 14, 2022 20:01:46 GMT -5
I do really like "Angel". A nice follow-up maybe and would make up for "Heaven Right Now".
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Post by raylatch98 on Jan 16, 2022 18:33:34 GMT -5
Yeah this song had a disaster of a week only gaining 31 spins and 400k on Mediabase this week. For a Thomas Rhett single, let alone a lead single that doesn't instill me with the most confidence for this song's radio prospects as this has the lowest bullet in the Top 30 minus freefalling songs, it's not a good sign when singles from Keith Urban and Dan + Shay have higher bullets and it's not like their singles are lighting the charts on fire.
Maybe this week was a fluke but this chart run feels so underwhelming, and given the subject matter of the song I don't get why they released it as a lead single in November.
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Post by ClevelandRox on Jan 21, 2022 7:50:07 GMT -5
I'm absolutely loving Church Boots... I feel like he's referencing some of his old songs in here.. T-Shirt. When We're 80, WY Country Song. And something about it sounds like Background Music.
Not nearly as into Angels.
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