Smoke (A Thousand Horses song)
| "Smoke" | ||||
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| Single by A Thousand Horses | ||||
| from the album Southernality | ||||
| Released | January 19, 2015 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:41 | |||
| Label | Republic Nashville | |||
| Writer(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Dave Cobb | |||
| A Thousand Horses singles chronology | ||||
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"Smoke" is a song by American country music group A Thousand Horses. It is their debut release and the first from their album Southernality.
Content
The song is a ballad in which the narrator compares his lover to the substance dependence of tobacco, referring to her as a "habit that I can't let go".[2]
Reception
Critical
Giving it a "B+", Jim Casey of Country Weekly praised the song's Southern rock and blues influences, adding that "The forlorn lyrics are despairing, but frontman Michael Hobby's gritty vocals…drive the song into an endorphin-releasing euphoria."[2]
Commercial
The song debuted at number 48 on the Country Airplay chart dated for the week ending January 24, 2015.[3] It debuted at number 48 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week ending January 24, 2015. It debuted at number 9 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart dated for the week ending February 14, 2015, and then entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 90 on chart dated March 14, 2015. "Smoke" reached Number One on the Country Airplay chart dated June 13, 2015, making A Thousand Horses the first country group to send a debut single to number one since the Zac Brown Band's "Chicken Fried" in December 2008.[4] As of July 2015, the song had sold 474,000 downloads in the US.[5]
The song debuted at number 42 on the Billboard Canada Country chart for the week of March 14, 2015. It also debuted at number 92 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of April 18, 2015.
Music video
The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil.[6] In the video, the band performs the song live about an erotic dancer they are watching on stage. Joseph Hudak of Rolling Stone compared the video to that of "Girls, Girls, Girls" by Mötley Crüe.[7]
Chart performance
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] | 53 |
| Canada Country (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 47 |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] | 5 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2015) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[13] | 23 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] | 20 |
| Preceded by "Sippin' on Fire" by Florida Georgia Line "Don't It" by Billy Currington |
Billboard Canada Country number-one single June 6, 2015 June 20, 2015 |
Succeeded by "Don't It" by Billy Currington "Sangria" by Blake Shelton |
| Preceded by "Don't It" by Billy Currington |
Billboard Country Airplay number-one single June 13, 2015 |
Succeeded by "Sippin' on Fire" by Florida Georgia Line |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[15] | Gold | 40,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[16] | Gold | 474,000[5] |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ "Smoke". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- 1 2 Casey, Jim (2 February 2015). "Reviews: 'Smoke'". Country Weekly. 22 (5): 67. ISSN 1074-3235.
- ↑ Morris, Edward (17 January 2015). "Garth Brooks Album Back on Top, Brad Paisley's Single No. 1 for Second Week". Country Music Television. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ Trust, Gary (2015-06-01). "Chart Highlights: Taylor Swift Ties Record as 'Bad Blood' Hits Pop Songs Top 10". Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- 1 2 Matt Bjorke (July 13, 2015). "The Top 30 Digital Country Singles: July 13, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
- ↑ "A Thousand Horses | Smoke | VEVO – Yahoo Screen". Yahoo! Screen. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ↑ Hudak, Joseph (30 January 2015). "Watch a Thousand Horses Go 'Girls, Girls, Girls' in New Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ "A Thousand Horses – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for A Thousand Horses.
- ↑ "A Thousand Horses – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for A Thousand Horses.
- ↑ "A Thousand Horses – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for A Thousand Horses. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ↑ "A Thousand Horses – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for A Thousand Horses.
- ↑ "A Thousand Horses – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for A Thousand Horses.
- ↑ "Best of 2015: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Canadian single certifications – A Thousand Horses – Smoke". Music Canada. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ↑ "American single certifications – A Thousand Horses – Smoke". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 13, 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH