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"'''You Look Good'''" is a song recorded by American [[country music]] group [[Lady A|Lady Antebellum]] and serves as the first single from the group's seventh studio album, ''[[Heart Break (Lady Antebellum album)|Heart Break]]'' (2017), and it features lead vocals from both Scott and Kelley. It was released on January 19, 2017 through [[Capitol Records Nashville]] and impacted American country radio on January 23. The song was written by [[Hillary Lindsey]], [[Ryan Hurd]], and its producer, [[busbee]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bjorke|first1=Matt|title=Lady Antebellum - "You Look Good"|url=http://roughstock.com/lyrics/2017/01/41322-lady-antebellum-you-look-good|website=Roughstock|publisher=Cheri Media|accessdate=January 25, 2017|date=January 19, 2017}}</ref>
"'''You Look Good'''" is a song recorded by American [[country music]] group [[Lady A|Lady Antebellum]] and serves as the first single from the group's seventh studio album, ''[[Heart Break (Lady Antebellum album)|Heart Break]]'' (2017), and it features lead vocals from both Scott and Kelley. It was released on January 19, 2017 through [[Capitol Records Nashville]] and impacted American country radio on January 23. The song was written by [[Hillary Lindsey]], [[Ryan Hurd]], and its producer, [[busbee]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bjorke|first1=Matt|title=Lady Antebellum - "You Look Good"|url=http://roughstock.com/lyrics/2017/01/41322-lady-antebellum-you-look-good|website=Roughstock|publisher=Cheri Media|access-date=January 25, 2017|date=January 19, 2017}}</ref>


==Background and release==
==Background and release==
In 2015, Lady Antebellum began experiencing declining success with the singles released from their sixth studio album, ''[[747 (album)|747]]'' (2014), which the band attributes to a "fatigue" amongst fans and radio programmers.<ref name="rolling stone fatigue">{{cite news|last1=Parton|first1=Chris|title=Lady Antebellum Talk Radio 'Fatigue,' Necessary Hiatus and New Album|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/lady-antebellum-talk-radio-fatigue-new-album-w462378|accessdate=January 25, 2017|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]]|date=January 23, 2017}}</ref> After the completion of their accompanying [[Wheels Up Tour]], the group announced a short hiatus from recording or touring.<ref name="rolling stone fatigue"/><ref name="billboard feeling">{{cite news|last1=Dauphin|first1=Chuck|title=Lady Antebellum Talks Channeling Their Early Days With New Album: 'We Wanted to Get Back That 2006 Feeling'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/7669040/lady-antebellum-new-album-heart-break-you-look-good-tour|accessdate=January 25, 2017|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> During this time, the members all worked on individual projects &ndash; [[Charles Kelley]] and [[Hillary Scott]] on their solo debuts ''[[The Driver (Charles Kelley album)|The Driver]]'' and ''[[Love Remains (Hillary Scott album)|Love Remains]]'', respectively, and [[Dave Haywood]] on the production of Post Monroe's debut EP.<ref name="billboard feeling"/> When the group returned to work on their next album, they spent a month in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] and recruited [[pop music|pop]] producer [[busbee]] to oversee the project.<ref name="billboard feeling"/>
In 2015, Lady Antebellum began experiencing declining success with the singles released from their sixth studio album, ''[[747 (album)|747]]'' (2014), which the band attributes to a "fatigue" amongst fans and radio programmers.<ref name="rolling stone fatigue">{{cite magazine|last1=Parton|first1=Chris|title=Lady Antebellum Talk Radio 'Fatigue,' Necessary Hiatus and New Album|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/lady-antebellum-talk-radio-fatigue-new-album-w462378|access-date=January 25, 2017|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]]|date=January 23, 2017}}</ref> After the completion of their accompanying [[Wheels Up Tour]], the group announced a short hiatus from recording or touring.<ref name="rolling stone fatigue"/><ref name="billboard feeling">{{cite magazine|last1=Dauphin|first1=Chuck|title=Lady Antebellum Talks Channeling Their Early Days With New Album: 'We Wanted to Get Back That 2006 Feeling'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/7669040/lady-antebellum-new-album-heart-break-you-look-good-tour|access-date=January 25, 2017|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> During this time, the members all worked on individual projects &ndash; [[Charles Kelley]] and [[Hillary Scott]] on their solo debuts ''[[The Driver (Charles Kelley album)|The Driver]]'' and ''[[Love Remains (Hillary Scott album)|Love Remains]]'', respectively, and [[Dave Haywood]] on the production of Post Monroe's debut EP.<ref name="billboard feeling"/> When the group returned to work on their next album, they spent a month in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] and recruited [[pop music|pop]] producer [[busbee]] to oversee the project.<ref name="billboard feeling"/>


"You Look Good" was reportedly on hold for [[Thomas Rhett]] before being picked up and recorded by Lady Antebellum.<ref name="toc another">{{cite news|last1=Houghton|first1=Cillea|title=Lady Antebellum Reveal Another Artist Had Eyes for 'You Look Good'|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/lady-antebellum-reveal-another-artist-had-eyes-for-you-look-good/|accessdate=January 25, 2017|work=[[Taste of Country]]|publisher=[[Townsquare Media]]|date=January 20, 2017}}</ref> The song was released January 19, 2017.<ref name="rolling stone new">{{cite news|last1=McKenna|first1=Brittney|title=Hear Lady Antebellum's Funky New Song 'You Look Good'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/videos/hear-lady-antebellums-funky-new-song-you-look-good-w461808|accessdate=January 25, 2017|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]]|date=January 19, 2017}}</ref> "You Look Good" serves as the group's first new release since 2014 following their hiatus.<ref name="billboard feeling"/>
"You Look Good" was reportedly on hold for [[Thomas Rhett]] before being picked up and recorded by Lady Antebellum.<ref name="toc another">{{cite news|last1=Houghton|first1=Cillea|title=Lady Antebellum Reveal Another Artist Had Eyes for 'You Look Good'|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/lady-antebellum-reveal-another-artist-had-eyes-for-you-look-good/|access-date=January 25, 2017|work=[[Taste of Country]]|publisher=[[Townsquare Media]]|date=January 20, 2017}}</ref> The song was released January 19, 2017.<ref name="rolling stone new">{{cite magazine|last1=McKenna|first1=Brittney|title=Hear Lady Antebellum's Funky New Song 'You Look Good'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/videos/hear-lady-antebellums-funky-new-song-you-look-good-w461808|access-date=January 25, 2017|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]]|date=January 19, 2017}}</ref> "You Look Good" serves as the group's first new release since 2014 following their hiatus.<ref name="billboard feeling"/>


==Composition==
==Composition==
"You Look Good" is primarily a [[country pop]] song with influences of [[funk]],<ref name="rolling stone new"/><ref name="billboard new">{{cite news|last1=Kaufan|first1=Gil|title=Lady Antebellum Back With New Single, 'You Look Good,' Prepping Album, Tour|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/7662267/lady-antebellum-back-with-you-look-good-single-prepping-album-tour|accessdate=January 25, 2017|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=January 19, 2017}}</ref> [[jazz]],<ref name="toc another"/> and [[soul music|soul]].<ref name="rolling stone new"/> The song incorporates a "brassy" [[horn instrument|horn]] section, a career first for the group.<ref name="rolling stone fatigue"/><ref name="billboard new"/> Billy Dukes of ''[[Taste of Country]]'' noted that "You Look Good" is the group's third consecutive lead single to "[stretch] the perception of who they are."<ref name="toc review">{{cite news|last1=Dukes|first1=Billy|title=ToC Critic's Pick: Lady Antebellum, 'You Look Good' [Listen]|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/lady-antebellum-you-look-good/|accessdate=January 25, 2017|work=[[Taste of Country]]|publisher=[[Townsquare Media]]|date=January 19, 2017}}</ref>
"You Look Good" is primarily a [[country pop]] song with influences of [[funk]],<ref name="rolling stone new"/><ref name="billboard new">{{cite magazine|last1=Kaufan|first1=Gil|title=Lady Antebellum Back With New Single, 'You Look Good,' Prepping Album, Tour|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/7662267/lady-antebellum-back-with-you-look-good-single-prepping-album-tour|access-date=January 25, 2017|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=January 19, 2017}}</ref> [[jazz]],<ref name="toc another"/> and [[soul music|soul]].<ref name="rolling stone new"/> The song incorporates a "brassy" [[horn instrument|horn]] section, a career first for the group.<ref name="rolling stone fatigue"/><ref name="billboard new"/> Billy Dukes of ''[[Taste of Country]]'' noted that "You Look Good" is the group's third consecutive lead single to "[stretch] the perception of who they are."<ref name="toc review">{{cite news|last1=Dukes|first1=Billy|title=ToC Critic's Pick: Lady Antebellum, 'You Look Good' [Listen]|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/lady-antebellum-you-look-good/|access-date=January 25, 2017|work=[[Taste of Country]]|publisher=[[Townsquare Media]]|date=January 19, 2017}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
Billy Dukes of ''[[Taste of Country]]'' praised the energy of the song, writing, "any time Hillary Scott can match [Charles Kelley's] easy swagger they look — and sound — good. In fact, Lady Antebellum rarely loses when the two vocalists are committed to the same vocal emotion."<ref name="toc review"/> David Watt of All Noise wrote that "You Look Good" is "a good song with a... fresh sound and it has proved the claims... made by the band about their... [desire] to innovate."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Watt|first1=David|title=New Music Review: "You Look Good" by Lady Antebellum|url=http://all-noise.co.uk/new-music-review-you-look-good-by-lady-antebellum/15894/|accessdate=January 25, 2017|publisher=All Noise}}</ref>
Billy Dukes of ''[[Taste of Country]]'' praised the energy of the song, writing, "any time Hillary Scott can match [Charles Kelley's] easy swagger they look — and sound — good. In fact, Lady Antebellum rarely loses when the two vocalists are committed to the same vocal emotion."<ref name="toc review"/> David Watt of All Noise wrote that "You Look Good" is "a good song with a... fresh sound and it has proved the claims... made by the band about their... [desire] to innovate."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Watt|first1=David|title=New Music Review: "You Look Good" by Lady Antebellum|url=http://all-noise.co.uk/new-music-review-you-look-good-by-lady-antebellum/15894/|access-date=January 25, 2017|publisher=All Noise}}</ref>


==Commercial performance==
==Commercial performance==
"You Look Good" debuted at number 27 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] [[Country Airplay]] chart dated February 4, 2017 as the week's "hot shot debut."<ref>{{cite web|title=Country Airplay: The Week Of February 4, 2017|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-airplay/2017-02-04|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=January 25, 2017}}</ref> It also debuted at number 41 on the magazine's [[Hot Country Songs]] chart dated February 4, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hot Country Songs: The Week Of February 4, 2017|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/2017-02-04|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=January 25, 2017}}</ref> The song sold 4,000 copies in its first day of availability.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bjorke|first1=Matt|title=Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: January 24, 2017|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2017/01/41335-top-30-digital-singles-sales-report-january-24-2017|accessdate=January 25, 2017|work=Roughstock|publisher=Cheri Media|date=January 24, 2017}}</ref> After Lady Antebellum's performance at the ACM Awards, the song sold 41,000 copies, up 320% from the week before.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7759522/radio-airplay-lauren-alaina-meghan-trainor-road-less-traveled|title=Lauren Alaina Takes 'Road Less Traveled' to No. 1 On Country Airplay|work=Billboard|access-date=2017-07-13}}</ref> It has sold 408,000 copies in the US as of September 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2017/09/42284-top-30-country-digital-singles-sales-chart-september-18-2017 |title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: September 18, 2017 |first= Matt |last=Bjorke |date=September 18, 2017 |work=Roughstock }}</ref>
"You Look Good" debuted at number 27 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] [[Country Airplay]] chart dated February 4, 2017 as the week's "hot shot debut."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Country Airplay: The Week Of February 4, 2017|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-airplay/2017-02-04|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> It also debuted at number 41 on the magazine's [[Hot Country Songs]] chart dated February 4, 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hot Country Songs: The Week Of February 4, 2017|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/2017-02-04|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> The song sold 4,000 copies in its first day of availability.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bjorke|first1=Matt|title=Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: January 24, 2017|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2017/01/41335-top-30-digital-singles-sales-report-january-24-2017|access-date=January 25, 2017|work=Roughstock|publisher=Cheri Media|date=January 24, 2017}}</ref> After Lady Antebellum's performance at the ACM Awards, the song sold 41,000 copies, up 320% from the week before.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7759522/radio-airplay-lauren-alaina-meghan-trainor-road-less-traveled|title=Lauren Alaina Takes 'Road Less Traveled' to No. 1 On Country Airplay|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2017-07-13}}</ref> It has sold 408,000 copies in the US as of September 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2017/09/42284-top-30-country-digital-singles-sales-chart-september-18-2017 |title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: September 18, 2017 |first= Matt |last=Bjorke |date=September 18, 2017 |work=Roughstock }}</ref>


==Music video==
==Music video==
The group released an official lyric video to accompany the song on January 19, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|author1=LadyAntebellumVEVO|title=Lady Antebellum - You Look Good (Lyric Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yxmCqikFss|website=[[YouTube]]|publisher=[[Google]]|accessdate=January 25, 2017|format=video|date=January 19, 2017}}</ref> Chronicling the months spent working on ''Heart Break'', the video includes [[Instant film|Polaroid photos]] and video footage of this time period and shows Charles, Hillary, and Dave "goofing off."<ref name="rolling stone new"/><ref name="billboard new"/> The video ends with a clip of the group from 2006 before the release of their debut because, as Haywood told ''Billboard'', they "wanted to get back that feeling we felt back in 2006 when we started" during the recording process of this album.<ref name="billboard feeling"/>
The group released an official lyric video to accompany the song on January 19, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|author1=LadyAntebellumVEVO|title=Lady Antebellum - You Look Good (Lyric Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yxmCqikFss|website=[[YouTube]]|access-date=January 25, 2017|format=video|date=January 19, 2017}}</ref> Chronicling the months spent working on ''Heart Break'', the video includes [[Instant film|Polaroid photos]] and video footage of this time period and shows Charles, Hillary, and Dave "goofing off."<ref name="rolling stone new"/><ref name="billboard new"/> The video ends with a clip of the group from 2006 before the release of their debut because, as Haywood told ''Billboard'', they "wanted to get back that feeling we felt back in 2006 when we started" during the recording process of this album.<ref name="billboard feeling"/>


An official music video was released in June 2017. Directed by Shane Drake, it was filmed back-to-back with the video for their next single, "Heart Break" on location in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The same lead actress and actor from this video star in the next video. This one shows the group performing the song in a sweaty nightclub full of locals, ending with a "To Be Continued..." moniker.
An official music video was released in June 2017. Directed by Shane Drake, it was filmed back-to-back with the video for their next single, "Heart Break" on location in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The same lead actress and actor from this video star in the next video. This one shows the group performing the song in a sweaty nightclub full of locals, ending with a "To Be Continued..." moniker.
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
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Latest revision as of 14:37, 16 July 2023

"You Look Good"
Single by Lady Antebellum
from the album Heart Break
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2017 (2017-01-19)
GenreCountry pop
Length3:03
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)busbee
Lady Antebellum singles chronology
"Something Better"
(2015) 		"You Look Good"
(2017) 		"Heart Break"
(2017)

"You Look Good" is a song recorded by American country music group Lady Antebellum and serves as the first single from the group's seventh studio album, Heart Break (2017), and it features lead vocals from both Scott and Kelley. It was released on January 19, 2017 through Capitol Records Nashville and impacted American country radio on January 23. The song was written by Hillary Lindsey, Ryan Hurd, and its producer, busbee.[1]

Background and release

[edit]

In 2015, Lady Antebellum began experiencing declining success with the singles released from their sixth studio album, 747 (2014), which the band attributes to a "fatigue" amongst fans and radio programmers.[2] After the completion of their accompanying Wheels Up Tour, the group announced a short hiatus from recording or touring.[2][3] During this time, the members all worked on individual projects – Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott on their solo debuts The Driver and Love Remains, respectively, and Dave Haywood on the production of Post Monroe's debut EP.[3] When the group returned to work on their next album, they spent a month in Los Angeles, California and recruited pop producer busbee to oversee the project.[3]

"You Look Good" was reportedly on hold for Thomas Rhett before being picked up and recorded by Lady Antebellum.[4] The song was released January 19, 2017.[5] "You Look Good" serves as the group's first new release since 2014 following their hiatus.[3]

Composition

[edit]

"You Look Good" is primarily a country pop song with influences of funk,[5][6] jazz,[4] and soul.[5] The song incorporates a "brassy" horn section, a career first for the group.[2][6] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country noted that "You Look Good" is the group's third consecutive lead single to "[stretch] the perception of who they are."[7]

Critical reception

[edit]

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country praised the energy of the song, writing, "any time Hillary Scott can match [Charles Kelley's] easy swagger they look — and sound — good. In fact, Lady Antebellum rarely loses when the two vocalists are committed to the same vocal emotion."[7] David Watt of All Noise wrote that "You Look Good" is "a good song with a... fresh sound and it has proved the claims... made by the band about their... [desire] to innovate."[8]

Commercial performance

[edit]

"You Look Good" debuted at number 27 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated February 4, 2017 as the week's "hot shot debut."[9] It also debuted at number 41 on the magazine's Hot Country Songs chart dated February 4, 2017.[10] The song sold 4,000 copies in its first day of availability.[11] After Lady Antebellum's performance at the ACM Awards, the song sold 41,000 copies, up 320% from the week before.[12] It has sold 408,000 copies in the US as of September 2017.[13]

Music video

[edit]

The group released an official lyric video to accompany the song on January 19, 2017.[14] Chronicling the months spent working on Heart Break, the video includes Polaroid photos and video footage of this time period and shows Charles, Hillary, and Dave "goofing off."[5][6] The video ends with a clip of the group from 2006 before the release of their debut because, as Haywood told Billboard, they "wanted to get back that feeling we felt back in 2006 when we started" during the recording process of this album.[3]

An official music video was released in June 2017. Directed by Shane Drake, it was filmed back-to-back with the video for their next single, "Heart Break" on location in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The same lead actress and actor from this video star in the next video. This one shows the group performing the song in a sweaty nightclub full of locals, ending with a "To Be Continued..." moniker.

Chart performance

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 99
Canada Country (Billboard)[16] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 59
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[18] 4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[19] 8

Year-end charts

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Chart (2017) Position
Canada Country (Billboard)[20] 15
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[21] 3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[22] 9

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[23] Gold 40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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List of releases, showing region, release date, format, and record label.
Country Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide January 19, 2017 Digital download
[24]
United States January 23, 2017 Country radio Capitol Nashville [25]

References

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