Vacation (Thomas Rhett song)
| "Vacation" | ||||
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| Single by Thomas Rhett | ||||
| from the album Tangled Up | ||||
| Released | June 13, 2016[1] | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Bro-country, country rap | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | Valory Music Group | |||
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"Vacation" is a song recorded by American country music artist Thomas Rhett. It was released on June 13, 2016 via Valory Music Group as the fourth single from his second studio album, Tangled Up. The song was written by Rhett, Thomas Allen, Harold Brown, Morris Dickerson, Sean Douglas, Gerry Goldstein, Leroy Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Osker, Andreas Schuller, Howard Scott, Joe Spargur, Ricky Reed, and John Ryan. It features a sample of War's "Low Rider", and due to this, the writers of said song are credited as co-writers.
Reception
The song debuted on the chart at No. 50 on the Hot Country Songs for chart dated May 28, 2016,[2] and entered the Country Airplay chart five weeks later at No. 45 when it was officially released to radio.[3] It reached No. 19 on the Hot Country Songs chart on August 20, 2016. Peaking at No. 30 on the Country Airplay chart, "Vacation" is Rhett's first single to miss the top 20 on that chart, and his lowest charting single of his career. The song has sold 284,000 copies in the US as of October 2016.[4]
Music video
A music video for the song became available in August 2015 as part of a series of video releases in advance of the release of the album Tangled Up. It features Thomas Rhett on vacation. with family and friends (including his wife Lauren) in Hawaii, taking part in activities such as skydiving, surfing, lounging on the beach, and various other things. The whole video is shot in the style of a home video, and was filmed entirely on a handheld camcorder. Thomas doesn't sing in the video; rather, several kids in the water (Thomas and Lauren's relatives) lip-sync the song throughout the video.
Chart performance
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country (Billboard)[5] | 39 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[7] | 30 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 19 |
References
- ↑ "Add Dates" (PDF). Country Aircheck Weekly (502): Chart p.5. June 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. May 28, 2016. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Country Airplay". Billboard. July 2, 2016. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (October 5, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Chart: October 3, 2016". Roughstock.
- ↑ "Thomas Rhett – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Thomas Rhett.
- ↑ "Thomas Rhett – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Thomas Rhett. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Thomas Rhett – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Thomas Rhett.
- ↑ "Thomas Rhett – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Thomas Rhett.