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'''"Downtown's Dead"''' is a song by American [[country music]] singer [[Sam Hunt]]. It is Hunt's eighth single release, and the followup 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 breakup.

==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=AM 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>

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{{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|45|artist=Sam Hunt|artistid= 5841724}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|98|artist=Sam Hunt|artistid= 5841724}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardcountryairplay|15|artist=Sam Hunt|artistid= 5841724}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|14|artist=Sam Hunt|artistid= 5841724}}
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[[Category:Songs written by Josh Osborne]]
[[Category:Songs written by Zach Crowell]]
[[Category:MCA Records singles]]
[[Category:Songs about loneliness]]

Revision as of 20:24, 23 June 2018

"Downtown's Dead"
Single by Sam Hunt
ReleasedMay 16, 2018 (2018-05-16)
GenreCountry
LabelMCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
[1]
Producer(s)
  • Crowell
  • Handsome
[1]
Sam Hunt singles chronology
"Body Like a Back Road"
(2017) 		"Downtown's Dead"
(2018)

"Downtown's Dead" is a song by American country music singer Sam Hunt. It is Hunt's eighth single release, and the followup 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 breakup.

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.[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]

Weekly charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 67
Canada Country (Billboard)[6] 45
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 98
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] 15
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 14

References

  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). "AM 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.
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