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| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Sam Hunt]]
| artist = [[Sam Hunt]]
| album =
| album = [[Southside (Sam Hunt album)|Southside]]
| released = {{start date|2018|5|16}}
| released = {{start date|2018|5|16}}
| format =
* [[Music download|Digital download]]
* [[Streaming media|streaming]]
| recorded =
| recorded =
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| length = 3:35
| length = 3:35
| label = [[Universal Music Group Nashville|MCA Nashville]]
| label = [[Universal Music Group Nashville#MCA Nashville|MCA Nashville]]
| writer =
| writer = * Sam Hunt
* Sam Hunt
* [[Zach Crowell]]
* [[Zach Crowell]]
* [[Josh Osborne]]
* [[Josh Osborne]]
* [[Shane McAnally]]
* [[Shane McAnally]]
* Charlie Handsome<ref name="cst">{{cite web|url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=10082|title=Hunt finds "Downtown's Dead"|date=May 16, 2018|work=[[Country Standard Time]]|accessdate=June 23, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Charlie Handsome]]<ref name="cst">{{cite web|url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=10082|title=Hunt finds "Downtown's Dead"|date=May 16, 2018|work=[[Country Standard Time]]|accessdate=June 23, 2018}}</ref>
| producer =
| producer = * Zach Crowell
* Zach Crowell
* Charlie Handsome<ref name="cst"/>
* Charlie Handsome<ref name="cst"/>
| prev_title = [[Body Like a Back Road]]
| prev_title = [[Body Like a Back Road]]
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|EBGsSRpl-W8|"Downtown's Dead"}}}}
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|EBGsSRpl-W8|"Downtown's Dead"}}}}
}}
}}
"'''Downtown's Dead'''" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer [[Sam Hunt]]. It is Hunt's eighth single release, and the follow-up to his 2017 hit "[[Body Like a Back Road]]". The song, which he wrote with [[Zach Crowell]], [[Shane McAnally]], [[Josh Osborne]], and Charlie Handsome, is about the loneliness felt after a break-up. The song is Hunt's lowest charting single of his career, with a peak at number 15 on the [[Country Airplay]] chart.
"'''Downtown's Dead'''" is a song co-written and recorded by American [[country music]] singer [[Sam Hunt]]. It is Hunt's eighth single release, and the follow-up to his 2017 hit "[[Body Like a Back Road]]" as well as the second single from his second studio album ''[[Southside (Sam Hunt album)|Southside]]''. The song, which he wrote with [[Zach Crowell]], [[Shane McAnally]], [[Josh Osborne]], and [[Charlie Handsome]], is about the loneliness felt after a break-up. The song is Hunt's lowest charting single of his career, with a peak at number 15 on the [[Country Airplay]] chart.


==Content and history==
==Content and history==
Co-writer [[Zach Crowell]] told ''[[Taste of Country]]'' that "It was an idea that Sam brought and we chipped away at over the course of a handful of different writes." The two then presented the idea of "Downtown's Dead" to [[Shane McAnally]] and [[Josh Osborne]], who experimented with different sounds before deciding to make the lead instrument an [[acoustic guitar]]. The lyrics take inspiration from a breakup that Hunt had with his wife, Hannah, and it expresses the loneliness that the narrator feels when by himself in a public setting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/sam-hunt-downtowns-dead-lyrics/|title=Lyrics Uncovered: Sam Hunt, 'Downtown's Dead'|last=Houghton|first=Cillea|date=May 30, 2018|work=[[Taste of Country]]|accessdate=June 23, 2018}}</ref> The song was described by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' as featuring a "woozy Latin guitar riff" and a "hungover narrative about a city that no longer holds the same charm it once did."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/sam-hunts-new-song-downtowns-dead-w520362|title=Hear Sam Hunt's Tense New Song 'Downtown's Dead'|last=Parton|first=Chris|date=May 16, 2018|work=[[Rolling Stone]] Country|accessdate=June 23, 2018}}</ref> Hunt announced the single's release via [[Instagram]] in May 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theboot.com/sam-hunt-downtowns-dead/|title=Sam Hunt Readies New Single, 'Downtown's Dead,' For Release on May 16|last=Liptak|first=Carena|date=May 15, 2018|work=The Boot|accessdate=June 23, 2018}}</ref>
Co-writer [[Zach Crowell]] told ''[[Taste of Country]]'' that "It was an idea that Sam brought and we chipped away at over the course of a handful of different writes." The two then presented the idea of "Downtown's Dead" to [[Shane McAnally]] and [[Josh Osborne]], who experimented with different sounds before deciding to make the lead instrument an [[acoustic guitar]]. The lyrics take inspiration from a breakup that Hunt had with his wife, Hannah, and it expresses the loneliness that the narrator feels when by himself in a public setting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/sam-hunt-downtowns-dead-lyrics/|title=Lyrics Uncovered: Sam Hunt, 'Downtown's Dead'|last=Houghton|first=Cillea|date=May 30, 2018|work=[[Taste of Country]]|accessdate=June 23, 2018}}</ref> The song was described by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' as featuring a "woozy Latin guitar riff" and a "hungover narrative about a city that no longer holds the same charm it once did."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/sam-hunts-new-song-downtowns-dead-w520362|title=Hear Sam Hunt's Tense New Song 'Downtown's Dead'|last=Parton|first=Chris|date=May 16, 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] Country|accessdate=June 23, 2018}}</ref> Hunt announced the single's release via [[Instagram]] in May 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theboot.com/sam-hunt-downtowns-dead/|title=Sam Hunt Readies New Single, 'Downtown's Dead,' For Release on May 16|last=Liptak|first=Carena|date=May 15, 2018|work=The Boot|accessdate=June 23, 2018}}</ref>


==Charts==
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
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===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
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! scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-country-songs|website=Billboard|accessdate=December 7, 2018}}</ref>
! scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-country-songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 7, 2018}}</ref>
| 72
| 72
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|}

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==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Sam Hunt|title=Downtown’s Dead|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2019|access-date=March 8, 2021}}
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:50, 21 July 2023

"Downtown's Dead"
Single by Sam Hunt
from the album Southside
ReleasedMay 16, 2018 (2018-05-16)
GenreCountry
Length3:35
LabelMCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Zach Crowell
  • Charlie Handsome[1]
Sam Hunt singles chronology
"Body Like a Back Road"
(2017) 		"Downtown's Dead"
(2018) 		"Kinfolks"
(2019)
Music video
"Downtown's Dead" on YouTube

"Downtown's Dead" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Sam Hunt. It is Hunt's eighth single release, and the follow-up to his 2017 hit "Body Like a Back Road" as well as the second single from his second studio album Southside. The song, which he wrote with Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, and Charlie Handsome, is about the loneliness felt after a break-up. The song is Hunt's lowest charting single of his career, with a peak at number 15 on the Country Airplay chart.

Content and history

[edit]

Co-writer Zach Crowell told Taste of Country that "It was an idea that Sam brought and we chipped away at over the course of a handful of different writes." The two then presented the idea of "Downtown's Dead" to Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne, who experimented with different sounds before deciding to make the lead instrument an acoustic guitar. The lyrics take inspiration from a breakup that Hunt had with his wife, Hannah, and it expresses the loneliness that the narrator feels when by himself in a public setting.[2] The song was described by Rolling Stone as featuring a "woozy Latin guitar riff" and a "hungover narrative about a city that no longer holds the same charm it once did."[3] Hunt announced the single's release via Instagram in May 2018.[4]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 67
Canada Country (Billboard)[6] 22
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 94
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] 15
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 14

Year-end charts

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Chart (2018) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 72

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hunt finds "Downtown's Dead"". Country Standard Time. May 16, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Houghton, Cillea (May 30, 2018). "Lyrics Uncovered: Sam Hunt, 'Downtown's Dead'". Taste of Country. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  3. ^ Parton, Chris (May 16, 2018). "Hear Sam Hunt's Tense New Song 'Downtown's Dead'". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Liptak, Carena (May 15, 2018). "Sam Hunt Readies New Single, 'Downtown's Dead,' For Release on May 16". The Boot. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  5. ^ "Sam Hunt Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Sam Hunt Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Sam Hunt Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Sam Hunt Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Sam Hunt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  11. ^ "American single certifications – Sam Hunt – Downtown's Dead". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
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