Rearview Town (song)

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"Rearview Town"
Single by Jason Aldean
from the album Rearview Town
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)
GenreCountry rock
Length3:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Michael Knox
Jason Aldean singles chronology
"Girl Like You"
(2018)
"Rearview Town"
(2019)
"We Back"
(2019)

"Rearview Town" is a song written by Kelley Lovelace, Bobby Pinson, and Neil Thrasher and recorded by American country music singer Jason Aldean. It was released in February 2019 as the fourth and final single from Aldean's 2018 album of the same name.

Music video[edit]

The music video premiered on April 15, 2019, and was directed by Shaun Silva. It features Aldean singing the song behind a moving wall containing past pictures and video of his life and career, ending with a shot of him walking down a dirt road. [1]

Commercial performance[edit]

"Rearview Town" became Jason Aldean's 31st top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in July 2019.[2] It reached No. 1 on Billboard Country Airplay chart dated August 31, 2019, which made this Aldean's 21st No. 1 on the chart, also making Aldean sixth in ranking as artist with the most No. 1 songs on the chart.[3] The song has sold 112,000 copies in the United States as of September 2019.[4]

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Platinum 80,000
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gayle Thompson (April 15, 2019). "Jason Aldean's 'Rearview Town' Video Looks Back at Lengthy Career". popculture.country. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  2. ^ Asker, Jim (July 23, 2019). "Eric Church Achieves Eighth Country Airplay Chart No. 1 With 'Some Of It'". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  3. ^ Asker, Jim (August 27, 2019). "Jason Aldean Ascends to 21st Country Airplay Chart No. 1 With 'Rearview Town'". Billboard.
  4. ^ Bjorke, Matt (September 4, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Downloads: September 4, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  7. ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  9. ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  10. ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  11. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  12. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Jason Aldean – Rearview Town". Music Canada. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  13. ^ "American single certifications – Jason Aldean – Rearview Town". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 27, 2021.