Born Here Live Here Die Here

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Born Here Live Here Die Here
Studio album by
Luke Bryan
ReleasedAugust 7, 2020 (2020-08-07)
GenreCountry
Length33:44
Label
Producer
Luke Bryan chronology
What Makes You Country
(2017) 		Born Here Live Here Die Here
(2020)
Singles from Born Here Live Here Die Here
  1. "Knockin' Boots"
    Released: April 8, 2019
  2. "What She Wants Tonight"
    Released: October 24, 2019
  3. "One Margarita"
    Released: April 13, 2020[1]
  4. "Down to One"
    Released: October 19, 2020[2]
"Born Here Live Here Die Here (Deluxe Edition)"
Cover for deluxe edition.
Singles from Born Here Live Here Die Here (Deluxe Edition)
  1. "Waves"
    Released: April 12, 2021
  2. "Up"
    Released: October 11, 2021

Born Here Live Here Die Here is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Luke Bryan. It was released on August 7, 2020,[3] by Capitol Nashville. The album includes the singles "Knockin' Boots", "What She Wants Tonight", "One Margarita", and "Down to One".[4] A deluxe edition with six extra songs, including the album's fifth single "Waves" and its sixth single, "Up", was released on April 9, 2021.[5]

The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top Country Albums charts, earning 65,000 album-equivalent units (of which 48,000 were pure album sales) in its first week.[6]

Background[edit]

"Knockin' Boots" was released on April 8, 2019[7][8] as the debut single from Bryan's seventh studio album. "What She Wants Tonight" was released on October 24, 2019[9] as the second single. In January 2020 during an Instagram Live video, Bryan announced the name of the album would be Born Here Live Here Die Here.[10] In February 2020, Bryan released the title track, the album's track listing and announced it would be released on April 24, 2020.[11][12][13] On March 13, 2020, "One Margarita" was released,[14] and it would later be sent to country radio on April 13, 2020,[1] after Capitol Nashville and Bryan postponed the album's release to August 7, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][15] On June 12, 2020, Bryan released the track "Build Me a Daddy"[16] along with a music video for the song.[17]

Commercial performance[edit]

Born Here Live Here Die Here debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 65,000 album-equivalent units (of which 48,000 were pure album sales) in its first week.[6] This became Bryan's eleventh US top-ten album.[6] The album also debuted at number one on the US Top Country Albums chart, becoming Bryan's ninth number one album on this chart.[6]

Track listing[edit]

Born Here Live Here Die Here track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Knockin' Boots"
3:20
2."What She Wants Tonight"
3:07
3."Born Here Live Here Die Here"
3:46
4."One Margarita"
3:13
5."Too Drunk to Drive"
  • Bryan
  • Carter
  • Brandon Kinney
3:27
6."Build Me a Daddy"
  • Mitchell
  • Thompson
  • Brett Tyler
3:09
7."Little Less Broken"
  • Carter
  • Lindsay Rimes
  • Matt Rogers
3:19
8."For a Boat"
3:29
9."Where Are We Goin'"
3:13
10."Down to One"
3:41
Total length:33:44
Deluxe edition[18]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Country Does"
3:48
12."Drink a Little Whiskey Down"
  • Bryan
  • Dragstrem
  • Thompson
3:16
13."Waves"
3:48
14."Bill Dance"
3:48
15."Up"
3:03
16."Floatin' This Creek"
3:24
Total length:54:51

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[19]

Musicians

Technical

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for Born Here Live Here Die Here
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[34] Platinum 80,000‡
United States (RIAA)[35] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

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  2. ^ Parton, Chris (October 13, 2020). "LUKE BRYAN TRIBUTES PRIME ROMANCE IN NEW SINGLE, 'DOWN TO ONE'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Laffer, Lauren (April 7, 2020). "Luke Bryan Pushes Back 'Born Here, Live Here, Die Here' Album Release". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "Hear Luke Bryan's 'Born Here Live Here Die Here,' Title Track From New Album". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Luke Bryan's Album, Born Here Live Here Die Here (Deluxe Edition) - Available Now!". The Country Daily. April 9, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d Jim Asker & Gary Trust (August 18, 2020). "Luke Bryan's 'Born Here Live Here Die Here' Launches at No. 1 on Top Country Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  7. ^ Jim Casey (March 29, 2019). "Luke Bryan Kicks Off Upcoming Seventh Studio Album With New Single, "Knockin' Boots" [Listen]". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  8. ^ "Luke Bryan's 'Knockin' Boots' is sexy like a summer romance [LISTEN]". Taste of Country. March 29, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  9. ^ Billy Dukes (October 24, 2019). "Luke Bryan's 'What She Wants Tonight' is a burning fantasy [listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  10. ^ Dukes, Billy (January 16, 2020). "Luke Bryan Announces New Studio Album, 'Born Here Live Here Die Here'". Taste of Country.
  11. ^ Hudak, Joseph (February 14, 2020). "Luke Bryan Pines for His Small Town on New Song 'Born Here Live Here Die Here'". Rolling Stone.
  12. ^ Stefano, Angela (February 14, 2020). "Luke Bryan's 'Born Here, Live Here, Die Here': Hear His New Album's Title Track". The Boot.
  13. ^ Sexton, Paul (February 18, 2020). "Listen To Title Song Of Luke Bryan's 'Born Here Live Here Die Here' Album". uDiscover Music.
  14. ^ Reuter, Annie (March 13, 2020). "First Country: New Music From Blanco Brown, Luke Bryan, Jessi Alexander & More". Billboard.
  15. ^ Bjorke, Matt (April 6, 2020). "Luke Bryan Delays New Album "Born Here, Live Here, Die Here" To August". Roughstock. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  16. ^ Stefano, Angela. "Luke Bryan's 'Build Me a Daddy' Will Tear Your Heart Out [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  17. ^ Bonaguro, Alison. "WATCH: Luke Bryan Sings "Build Me a Daddy" with Old School Country Sentiment". CMT. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  18. ^ Deluxe edition box set: https://store.lukebryan.com/collections/featured-products/products/born-here-live-here-die-here-deluxe-album-t-shirt-cd-boxset Archived 2021-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
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  33. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  34. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Luke Bryan – Born Here Live Here Die Here". Music Canada. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  35. ^ "American album certifications – Luke Bryan – Born Here Live Here Die Here". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
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