Country Man
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"Country Man" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American
country music singer Luke Bryan
. It was released in March 2008 as the third single from his 2007 debut album I'll Stay Me
. The song, like Bryan's previous two singles ("All My Friends Say
" and "We Rode in Trucks
"), has charted in the Top 40 on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs
charts.
and guitar
. Its lyrics focus the male narrator, who is describing himself to a female, trying to convince her that she does not need a "city boy", but rather a "country man."
reviewer Ken Tucker, who gave I'll Stay Me a favorable review for its "unapologetically country" sound, described the song as a "down-home romper". Allmusic critic Thom Jurek referred to it as "line-dance swagger" that was "calculating" but "execute[d] nearly flawlessly".
Brady Vercher of The 9513, however, gave the song a "thumbs down" review, describing it as "mindlessly list[ing] anything that could be superficially associated with being a country man". He also thought that the song posed a risk of typecasting Bryan as "the corporate manufactured country boy image" by following so closely on his debut single "All My Friends Say". Michael Sudhalter of Country Standard Time
also thought unfavorably of the song, describing it as being "chock full of country clichés", although he called it "the only misstep" on the album.
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country music singer Luke Bryan
Luke Bryan
Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan is an American country singer who debuted in 2007 with the single "All My Friends Say", a Top 5 single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His debut album, I'll Stay Me, was released on Capitol Records in 2007. This album also produced chart singles in "We Rode in...
. It was released in March 2008 as the third single from his 2007 debut album I'll Stay Me
I'll Stay Me
-Credits:*Mike Brignardello - bass guitar, tic tac bass*Luke Bryan - lead vocals*J. T. Corenflos - electric guitar, baritone guitar*John Barlow Jarvis - piano, organ*Jeff King - electric guitar*Paul Leim - drums, percussion*B...
. The song, like Bryan's previous two singles ("All My Friends Say
All My Friends Say
"All My Friends Say" is the debut single of American country music artist Luke Bryan. Released in January 2007, the single became Bryan's first chart entry, spending more than thirty weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, where it reached a peak of #5...
" and "We Rode in Trucks
We Rode in Trucks
"We Rode In Trucks" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released in October 2007 as the second single from his debut CD, I'll Stay Me.-Content:...
"), has charted in the Top 40 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts.
Content
The song is a moderate up-tempo, accompanied by fiddleFiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
and guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
. Its lyrics focus the male narrator, who is describing himself to a female, trying to convince her that she does not need a "city boy", but rather a "country man."
Reception
BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
reviewer Ken Tucker, who gave I'll Stay Me a favorable review for its "unapologetically country" sound, described the song as a "down-home romper". Allmusic critic Thom Jurek referred to it as "line-dance swagger" that was "calculating" but "execute[d] nearly flawlessly".
Brady Vercher of The 9513, however, gave the song a "thumbs down" review, describing it as "mindlessly list[ing] anything that could be superficially associated with being a country man". He also thought that the song posed a risk of typecasting Bryan as "the corporate manufactured country boy image" by following so closely on his debut single "All My Friends Say". Michael Sudhalter of Country Standard Time
Country Standard Time
Country Standard Time is a website dedicated to country music and related genres such as Bluegrass and Rockabilly. It provides news and musical reviews pertaining to the genre. It was established in 1992 by Jeffrey B. Remz as a print magazine, which was first published only in New England but went...
also thought unfavorably of the song, describing it as being "chock full of country clichés", although he called it "the only misstep" on the album.
Chart performance
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External links
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