Song for Another Time
| "Song for Another Time" | ||||
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| Single by Old Dominion | ||||
| from the album Meat and Candy | ||||
| Released | June 20, 2016[1] | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Writer(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Shane McAnally | |||
| Old Dominion singles chronology | ||||
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"Song for Another Time" is a song by American country music group Old Dominion. It was released to radio on June 20, 2016 as the third single from their debut studio album, Meat and Candy.
Background
According to Matthew Ramsey, he first came up with the song title which is his take on something people may say: "That's a story for another time". However, the band could not find an idea that would fit for the song title. A month later, while on the tour with Kenny Chesney, he discussed the song again with bandmates Brad Tursi and Trevor Rosen, as well as songwriter Matt Jenkins who had joined them on the tour. They came up with the idea of telling the story of the break up of a relationship, but doing it through other song titles.[2] The wrote the song that night on the tour bus.[3]
After the song was written, the band performed it at a sound check during the tour. They like how it sounded so much that they decided to record the song for their album, even though they had already recorded all the songs necessary for this album.[3] They called their producer Shane McAnally to reassemble the recording crew for one last song, and they quickly returned from their tour to record the song.[2] They also recorded many of the background vocals in dressing rooms and hotel rooms so they can finish the recording.[3]
The lyrics for "Song For Another Time" contains twenty titles of songs that writers liked or have some significance to them. Songs referenced in the chorus include Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl", Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline", Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'", Hal Ketchum's "Small Town Saturday Night", Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", Lionel Richie's "Dancing on the Ceiling", Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream", Guns 'N Roses' "Paradise City", Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", and Willie Nelson's "Always on My Mind".[3]
Commercial reception
The song first debuted on Country Airplay at No. 53 for chart dated June 25, 2016,[4] and entered the Hot Country Songs chart the following week at No. 44.[5] The song has sold 231,000 copies as of November 2016.[6]
Music video
The music video was directed by Steve Condon and premiered in August 2016.[7]
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 60 |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 3 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 6 |
References
- ↑ "Add Dates" (PDF). Country Aircheck Weekly (503): Chart p.4. June 13, 2016.
- 1 2 Whitaker, Sterling (August 22, 2016). "Lyrics Uncovered: Old Dominion, 'Song for Another Time'". Taste of Country.
- 1 2 3 4 "Old Dominion Breaks Down the 20 (Yes, 20!) Songs It Name-Checks in 'Song for Another Time'". People. August 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Country Airplay". Billboard. June 25, 2016. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. July 2, 2016. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (November 26, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Chart: November 28, 2016". Roughstock.
- ↑ "Song for Another Time – Old Dominion". Vevo. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Old Dominion – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Old Dominion. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Old Dominion – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Old Dominion.
- ↑ "Old Dominion – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Old Dominion.