| "Body Like a Back Road" | ||||
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| Single by Sam Hunt | ||||
| from the album Southside | ||||
| Released | February 2, 2017[citation needed] | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Genre | Country pop[1] | |||
| Length | 2:40 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
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| Producer(s) | Zach Crowell | |||
| Sam Hunt singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Body Like a Back Road" (Lyric video) on YouTube | ||||
"Body Like a Back Road" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Sam Hunt. It was released to country radio, by MCA Nashville on February 2, 2017, as the lead single from his second studio album Southside. The song is written by Hunt, Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne.[2][3] It was released to American hot adult contemporary radio on April 3, 2017, becoming his second crossover single promoted to a pop music format.[4]
The song is Hunt's most successful song to date. It broke two records within a month of one another; in early June 2017, the song was the longest running number one since Leroy Van Dyke's "Walk On By" 55 years earlier. With 20 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart – this made Hunt the solo country artist with the second longest run at the top of the 59-year old Hot Country Songs chart. (Hank Snow's, "I'm Moving On" spent 21 weeks).[5] The song broke records again in late July 2017, becoming the only song in the history of the Hot Country Songs chart to stay at number one for more than 24 weeks, a record previously held since 2012 by Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise".[6] The song spent a total of 34 weeks on top of the Hot Country Songs chart. Additionally, the song peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Hunt's highest-charting single, and his first top 10 single overall, on that chart. With this peak, the song became the highest-charting country song on the US Billboard Hot 100 since "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line, which reached number four in 2013.
- ^ Yahr, Emily (August 7, 2017). "How Sam Hunt's 'Body Like a Back Road' became a top contender for song of the summer". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ Dukes, Billy (January 25, 2017). "Sam Hunt's New Song 'Body Like a Back Road' Written After Engagement [Listen]". Taste of Country. Townsquare Media. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ Casey, Jim (January 25, 2017). "Sam Hunt Announces New "Body Like a Back Road" Single [Listen], New "15 in a 30 Tour" & Talks "Spiritual" Engagement Details". Nash Country Weekly. American Media, Inc. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ Angela Stefano (June 29, 2017). "Sam Hunt's 'Body Like a Back Road' Breaks 55-Year Hot Country Songs Chart Record". The Boot.
- ^ Hall, Kristin M. (July 31, 2017). "Sam Hunt Makes Chart History With 'Body Like a Back Road'". U.S. News & World Report.