Wanna Be That Song
| "Wanna Be That Song" | ||||
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| Single by Brett Eldredge | ||||
| from the album Illinois | ||||
| Released | May 23, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:56 | |||
| Label | Atlantic Nashville | |||
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"Wanna Be That Song" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brett Eldredge. It was released on May 23, 2016 as the third and final single from Eldredge's second studio album, Illinois. Eldredge wrote the song with Ross Copperman and Scooter Carusoe.
Background
[edit]According to Eldredge, the idea for the song came when he was about to walk on stage to perform at the Kansas Speedway, and he said to songwriter Scooter Carusoe: "I want to write a song called "Wanna Be That Song"." However, the song was not written until three months later in a writing session with Carusoe and Ross Copperman, who is the producer of his album. Eldredge said of the song: ""Wanna Be That Song" has everything I want to say about love and about what I'm trying to be."[1]
Commercial performance
[edit]The song first entered the chart when the song became available for download as a preview single in advance of the release of the album Illinois. Based on 16,000 copies in sales,[2] the song debuted at No. 34 on Hot Country Songs for chart dated September 26, 2015.[3] When the song was released to radio as the third single from the album in 2016; the song debuted on Country Airplay at No. 58 for chart dated June 4, 2016;[4] It also debuted at number 57 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song peaked at No. 3 on Hot Country Songs, and reached No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart in December 2016, making this Eldredge's fifth No. 1 on the chart.[5] The song has sold 410,000 copies as of August 2017.[6] The song also reached at number 25 on Canada Country chart for the week of November 25, 2016.
Music video
[edit]The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered in June 2016.[7] It was filmed in Wrigley Field.
Charts
[edit] Weekly charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[18] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[19] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ / 410,000[6] |
| ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Brett Eldredge Tells Story Behind 'Wanna Be That Song': The Ram Report". Rolling Stone. May 12, 2016.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (September 14, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: September 14, 2015". Roughstock.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. September 26, 2015.
- ^ "Country Airplay". Billboard. June 4, 2016.
- ^ Asker, Jim (December 21, 2016). "Brett Eldredge Calls Fifth Country Airplay No. 1 'A Dream Come True'". Billboard.
- ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (August 15, 2017). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: August 15, 2017". Roughstock.
- ^ Laffer, Lauren (June 22, 2016). "Brett Eldredge Takes Over Wrigley Field for 'Wanna Be That Song' Music Video". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ "Brett Eldredge Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Brett Eldredge Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Brett Eldredge Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Brett Eldredge Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "Brett Eldredge Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Canada Year-End Country Airplay of 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ "Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Radio Songs - Year-End". Billboard. 2017. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Brett Eldredge – Wanna Be That Song". Music Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "American single certifications – Brett Eldredge – Wanna Be That Song". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 21, 2017.