Keep Me in Mind (Zac Brown Band song)

"Keep Me in Mind"
Single by Zac Brown Band
from the album You Get What You Give
ReleasedAugust 22, 2011 (2011-08-22)
Genre
[1]
Length3:34
LabelAtlantic
Bigger Picture Music Group
Southern Ground
Songwriter(s)Zac Brown
Wyatt Durrette
Nic Cowan
Producer(s)Zac Brown
Keith Stegall[2]
Zac Brown Band singles chronology
"Knee Deep"
(2011) 		"Keep Me in Mind"
(2011) 		"No Hurry"
(2012)

"Keep Me in Mind" is a song recorded by American country music group Zac Brown Band. It was released in August 2011 as the fourth single from the Zac Brown Band's second major-label album, 2010's You Get What You Give. The song was written by lead singer Zac Brown, along with Wyatt Durrette and Nic Cowan.

Composition

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The main riff, which is repeated throughout the entire first verse.

In the song, the narrator asks that another woman "keep [him] in mind" should she be dissatisfied with her lover. The song is in the key of F-sharp major, with the guitars in E-flat tuning. During the entire first verse, a two-measure guitar riff is repeated. The chorus follows the pattern B-F♯-B-F♯-D♯m-B-C♯-F♯ before the tempo slows on the bridge. During this part of the song, piano and a string section are heard, following the pattern D♯m-F♯-D♯m-B-F♯ twice before returning to the original tempo and repeating the chorus.[3]

Critical reception

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Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four and a half stars out of five, calling it "fun" and "funky" while adding that the only negative thing that can be said is that it's "more jam band than straight-up country music."[1] Marc Erickson of Roughstock also described the song "jam-band like" and "great sounding", giving it four stars out of five.[4] Dan Milliken of Country Universe gave the song a B− grade, saying that the song "offers some cool musical changes to pad out its slight theme [but] the band moves through everything so smoothly that that padding also starts to seem slight." He goes on to say that "even when they transition into a Luther Vandross–R&B groove – audacious on paper – they do it with so little drama that you hardly notice it."[5]

Music video

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The music video, directed by Fenton Williams, premiered on CMT during their Big New Music Weekend on October 14, 2011.[6] It was filmed during a live performance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, Colorado. It shows the group on their tour bus, in concert, and shots of the red rocks. It also uses a live version of the song.

Chart performance

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"Keep Me in Mind" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of September 3, 2011.[7]

Weekly charts

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Chart (2011–2012) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[8] 1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 64
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 35

Year-end charts

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Chart (2011) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 72
Chart (2012) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[13] 38

Decade-end charts

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Chart (2010–2019) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 27

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Dukes, Billy (August 31, 2011). "Zac Brown Band, 'Keep Me in Mind' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  2. ^ You Get What You Give (CD booklet). Zac Brown Band. Southern Ground Records/Atlantic Records. 2010. 524722-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ ""Keep Me in Mind" sheet music". MusicNotes.com. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  4. ^ Erickson, Marc (October 3, 2011). "Single Review: Zac Brown Band – "Keep Me In Mind"". Roughstock. Archived from the original on October 10, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  5. ^ Milliken, Dan (November 30, 2011). "Single Review: Zac Brown Band, "Keep Me in Mind"". Country Universe. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  6. ^ "CMT Big New Music Weekend Begins Friday". Country Music Television. October 11, 2011. Archived from the original on November 9, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  7. ^ Morris, Edward (August 27, 2011). "Luke Bryan Holds Album Summit for Second Week". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on February 21, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  8. ^ "Zac Brown Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "Zac Brown Band Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Zac Brown Band Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Zac Brown Band Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Best of 2011: Country Songs". Billboard. 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  13. ^ "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  14. ^ "Decade-End Charts: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  15. ^ "American single certifications – Zac Brown Band – Keep Me in Mind". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
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