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| Single byLuke Bryan | ||||
| from the albumKill the Lights | ||||
| Released | March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14) | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
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| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
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"Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day" is a song co-written and recorded by Americancountry music artistLuke Bryan for his fifth studio album,Kill the Lights (2015). It was released to American country radio on March 14, 2016 as the album's fourth official single. The song is about the ruralGeorgia lifestyle that Bryan lives in.
"Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day" reached number one on theBillboardCountry Airplay chart, giving Bryan his fourteenth number-one hit on that chart. It also peaked at number two on theHot Country Songs chart and number 37 on theHot 100, his fourteenth top 40 hit on that chart. It was certifiedPlatinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over a million digital units in the United States. The song also garnered chart success in Canada, giving Bryan his ninth number-one hit on theCanada Country chart and reaching number 51 on theCanadian Hot 100. It also received a Gold certification fromMusic Canada, denoting sales of 40,000 units in that country.[1]
The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Michael Monaco and Hunter Jobes.
Bryan wrote the song with the songwriting teamThe Peach Pickers (Rhett Akins,Dallas Davidson, andBen Hayslip).[2] He wrote it with them during a 2014 tour, after having saved the title phrase to his phone. Thematically, the song is about a rural lifestyle in Bryan's and the Peach Pickers' home state ofGeorgia. Included are an "out of phase" guitar solo fromJ. T. Corenflos, a banjo line played byIlya Toshinsky, and drum fills by Greg Morrow.[3] The song is in a moderate tempo and2
2time signature, in Gmixolydian with a main chord pattern of G-F/G-C/G-G. Bryan's vocals range from B3 to E5.[4]
A review fromTaste of Country was favorable, saying that "The singer’s simple message will further endear him to the fans who already buy his albums, scream the words to every song at concerts and hunt in his brand of camouflage. He’s a master at giving his audience the music they want, but in this case he also pays homage to a classic sound that...is making a comeback. 'Huntin’ and Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day' [sic] is filled with details that feel specific to Bryan’s life or raising."[2]
The music video was directed by Michael Monaco and Hunter Jobes and premiered in April 2016.[5]
The song first entered the Hot Country Songs chart at number 38 in August 2015 when it was released as a teaser before the release of the albumKill the Lights,[6] selling 10,000 copies in its first week.[7] It entered the Country Airplay chart at number 33 when it was officially released as a single in March 2016.[8] Luke Bryan performed the song at the51st ACM Awards,[9] which pushed the song up to number 66 on theBillboard Hot 100 chart.[10] with 26,000 copies sold for the week.[11] The song has sold 504,000 copies in the US as of November 2016.[12]
The original producers of theBig Mouth Billy Bass singing fish,Gemmy Industries, released a remake of the original Big Mouth Billy Bass in 2021. This new version cut "Don't Worry Be Happy" byBobby McFerrin for Bryan's "Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day" in addition to theTalking Heads iteration of "Take Me to the River".[13]
Weekly charts[edit]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[21] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[22] | 4× Platinum | 504,000[12] |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||