That Song in My Head
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"That Song in My Head" is the major label debut single of American country music
singer and professional dancer Julianne Hough
. The song was released March 3, 2008 on Mercury Nashville Records as her official debut single, and the first single from her self-titled debut album
. It was a Top 20 hit on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs
charts.
The song is part of the tracklist for Now That's What I Call Country
.
, Wendell Mobley, and Tony Martin
. The song itself is an up-tempo, telling about the narrator's search for the song that she heard while dancing with a male lover:
said that the song was "marked by a sweet tone and warm texture. Slant magazine
said the single had "enthusiasm and charm".
. The music video starts off with Hough on a boat with radio, remembering past memories. The video then goes back to a couple of days before when Hough was at a nighttime beach party, standing beside the truck from where her lover was dancing from, and dancing to the song on the radio. The video then goes to pier, showing Hough walking down the pier with a portable radio, watching the events that go on in the pier, including palm reading and a man breakdancing. The video regularly goes through both scenes throughout the course of the video. It then ends with Hough finding her lover at the end of the day beside the beach with the same truck. The two then kiss and soon after, the music video ends. It was directed by Trey Fanjoy.
chart on the chart week of March 5, 2008. The song reached the Top 40 in its third week on that chart. The song soon reached the Top 20 after being on the charts for over 20 weeks. It then debuted on the Billboard Hot 100
at #88 the same week.
The song reached a peak of #18 on the country chart for the week of August 3, 2008.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer and professional dancer Julianne Hough
Julianne Hough
Julianne Alexandra Hough is an American professional ballroom dancer, country music singer and actress. She is most widely known for being a two-time champion of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. She earned a Creative Arts Primetime Emmy nomination in 2007 for choreography...
. The song was released March 3, 2008 on Mercury Nashville Records as her official debut single, and the first single from her self-titled debut album
Julianne Hough (album)
Julianne Hough is the self-titled debut album of American country singer, and professional dancer, Julianne Hough. The album was released on May 20, 2008 on Mercury Nashville Records....
. It was a Top 20 hit 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.
The song is part of the tracklist for Now That's What I Call Country
Now That's What I Call Country
Now That's What I Call Country is a country music compilation album released on August 26, 2008. The album is the first in the Now! series to be composed exclusively of country music tracks...
.
Song information
"That Song in My Head" was co-written by Jim CollinsJim Collins (singer)
Jim Collins is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1985 and 1998, Collins released three studio albums. He also charted seven singles on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
, Wendell Mobley, and Tony Martin
Tony Martin (songwriter)
Tony Martin is a country music songwriter who has had twelve Number One hits as a songwriter. Among his compositions are "Third Rock from the Sun" by Joe Diffie and "Just to See You Smile" by Tim McGraw....
. The song itself is an up-tempo, telling about the narrator's search for the song that she heard while dancing with a male lover:
- You were hanging your feet off the tailgate of Billy Don's Ford
- I grew up in this little bitty town, never seen you before
- You were swaying in the moonlight while the radio played
- And I've had that song in my head all day
Critical reception
The single was overall met with positive reviews from websites. 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...
said that the song was "marked by a sweet tone and warm texture. Slant magazine
Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New York Film Festival.- History :...
said the single had "enthusiasm and charm".
Music video
The music video takes place in two scenes, a beach party at night and a pier during daytime, the Ventura Pier in Ventura, CaliforniaVentura, California
Ventura is the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States, incorporated in 1866. The population was 106,433 at the 2010 census, up from 100,916 at the 2000 census. Ventura is accessible via U.S...
. The music video starts off with Hough on a boat with radio, remembering past memories. The video then goes back to a couple of days before when Hough was at a nighttime beach party, standing beside the truck from where her lover was dancing from, and dancing to the song on the radio. The video then goes to pier, showing Hough walking down the pier with a portable radio, watching the events that go on in the pier, including palm reading and a man breakdancing. The video regularly goes through both scenes throughout the course of the video. It then ends with Hough finding her lover at the end of the day beside the beach with the same truck. The two then kiss and soon after, the music video ends. It was directed by Trey Fanjoy.
Chart performance
"That Song in My Head" debuted at #51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country SongsHot 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...
chart on the chart week of March 5, 2008. The song reached the Top 40 in its third week on that chart. The song soon reached the Top 20 after being on the charts for over 20 weeks. It then debuted on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
at #88 the same week.
The song reached a peak of #18 on the country chart for the week of August 3, 2008.
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