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"How I Got to Be This Way"
Song
For the Taxiride song, see How I Got This Way.

"How I Got to Be This Way" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Justin Moore. It was released in June 2010 as the fourth single from his self-titled debut album. Moore wrote this song with Rivers Rutherford and Jeremy Stover.

Content

The song is an uptempo tune in which the narrator states that his past mistakes are how he got to be "a little bit harder and a whole lot smarter."

Critical reception

Matt Bjorke of Roughstock described the song positively in his review of the album, saying that it had a similar rock influence to the work of Jason Aldean but was comparably more authentic.[1] Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that Moore "has a down-home, everyman twang to his voice, lending the right amount of authenticity to his country-boy anthems" and that "the melody and production are a pleasing throwback to the early-mid 1990s."[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Chris Hicky and premiered in July 2010.[3]

Chart performance

The song debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts at number 54 for the week of June 12, 2010.[4]

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 17
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[6] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 60

References

  1. ^ Bjorke, Matt (11 August 2009). "Justin Moore review". Roughstock. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  2. ^ Peacock, Bobby (September 21, 2010). "Justin Moore - "How I Got To Be This Way"". Roughstock. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "CMT : Videos : Justin Moore : How I Got to Be This Way". Country Music Television. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  4. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-06-12/country-songs?order=gainer
  5. ^ "Justin Moore Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 622. ISBN 0-89820-188-8.
  7. ^ "Best of 2010: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
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