Born Here Live Here Die Here is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released on August 7, 2020 [3] by Capitol Records Nashville. The album includes the singles "Knockin' Boots", "What She Wants Tonight", "One Margarita", and "Down to One".[4] A deluxe edition with six extra songs, including the album's fifth single "Waves" and its sixth single, "Up", was released on April 9, 2021.[5]
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| Released | August 7, 2020 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:44 | |||
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| Singles from Born Here Live Here Die Here | ||||
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| "Born Here Live Here Die Here (Deluxe Edition)" | ||||
 Cover for deluxe edition. | ||||
| Singles from Born Here Live Here Die Here (Deluxe Edition) | ||||
The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top Country Albums charts, earning 65,000 album-equivalent units (of which 48,000 were pure album sales) in its first week.[6]
Background
edit"Knockin' Boots" was released on April 8, 2019[7][8] as the debut single from Bryan's seventh studio album. "What She Wants Tonight" was released on October 24, 2019[9] as the second single. In January 2020 during an Instagram Live video, Bryan announced the name of the album would be Born Here Live Here Die Here.[10] In February 2020, Bryan released the title track, the album's track listing and announced it would be released on April 24, 2020.[11][12][13] On March 13, 2020, "One Margarita" was released,[14] and it would later be sent to country radio on April 13, 2020,[1] after Capitol Nashville and Bryan postponed the album's release to August 7, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][15] On June 12, 2020, Bryan released the track "Build Me a Daddy"[16] along with a music video for the song.[17]
Commercial performance
editBorn Here Live Here Die Here debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 65,000 album-equivalent units (of which 48,000 were pure album sales) in its first week.[6] This became Bryan's eleventh US top-ten album.[6] The album also debuted at number one on the US Top Country Albums chart, becoming Bryan's ninth number one album on this chart.[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Knockin' Boots" | 3:20 | |
| 2. | "What She Wants Tonight" |
| 3:07 |
| 3. | "Born Here Live Here Die Here" |
| 3:46 |
| 4. | "One Margarita" |
| 3:13 |
| 5. | "Too Drunk to Drive" |
| 3:27 |
| 6. | "Build Me a Daddy" |
| 3:09 |
| 7. | "Little Less Broken" |
| 3:19 |
| 8. | "For a Boat" |
| 3:29 |
| 9. | "Where Are We Goin'" |
| 3:13 |
| 10. | "Down to One" |
| 3:41 |
| Total length: | 33:44 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Country Does" |
| 3:48 |
| 12. | "Drink a Little Whiskey Down" |
| 3:16 |
| 13. | "Waves" |
| 3:48 |
| 14. | "Bill Dance" |
| 3:48 |
| 15. | "Up" |
| 3:03 |
| 16. | "Floatin' This Creek" |
| 3:24 |
| Total length: | 54:51 | ||
Personnel
editCredits adapted from Tidal.[19]
Musicians
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Technical
- Adam Ayan – mastering engineer
- Derek Bason – mixer, recording engineer
- Chris Small – assistant recording engineer (all tracks), editor (2–16), assistant mixer (11–16)
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[34] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[35] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Casey, Jim (April 13, 2020). "Luke Bryan Mixes It Up With New Single, "One Margarita" [Listen]". New Country 96.3. Cumulus Media. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ Parton, Chris (October 13, 2020). "LUKE BRYAN TRIBUTES PRIME ROMANCE IN NEW SINGLE, 'DOWN TO ONE'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ a b Laffer, Lauren (April 7, 2020). "Luke Bryan Pushes Back 'Born Here, Live Here, Die Here' Album Release". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Hear Luke Bryan's 'Born Here Live Here Die Here,' Title Track From New Album". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Luke Bryan's Album, Born Here Live Here Die Here (Deluxe Edition) - Available Now!". The Country Daily. April 9, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Jim Asker & Gary Trust (August 18, 2020). "Luke Bryan's 'Born Here Live Here Die Here' Launches at No. 1 on Top Country Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ Jim Casey (March 29, 2019). "Luke Bryan Kicks Off Upcoming Seventh Studio Album With New Single, "Knockin' Boots" [Listen]". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "Luke Bryan's 'Knockin' Boots' is sexy like a summer romance [LISTEN]". Taste of Country. March 29, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ Billy Dukes (October 24, 2019). "Luke Bryan's 'What She Wants Tonight' is a burning fantasy [listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ Dukes, Billy (January 16, 2020). "Luke Bryan Announces New Studio Album, 'Born Here Live Here Die Here'". Taste of Country.
- ^ Hudak, Joseph (February 14, 2020). "Luke Bryan Pines for His Small Town on New Song 'Born Here Live Here Die Here'". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Stefano, Angela (February 14, 2020). "Luke Bryan's 'Born Here, Live Here, Die Here': Hear His New Album's Title Track". The Boot.
- ^ Sexton, Paul (February 18, 2020). "Listen To Title Song Of Luke Bryan's 'Born Here Live Here Die Here' Album". uDiscover Music.
- ^ Reuter, Annie (March 13, 2020). "First Country: New Music From Blanco Brown, Luke Bryan, Jessi Alexander & More". Billboard.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (April 6, 2020). "Luke Bryan Delays New Album "Born Here, Live Here, Die Here" To August". Roughstock. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ Stefano, Angela. "Luke Bryan's 'Build Me a Daddy' Will Tear Your Heart Out [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ Bonaguro, Alison. "WATCH: Luke Bryan Sings "Build Me a Daddy" with Old School Country Sentiment". CMT. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ Deluxe edition box set: https://store.lukebryan.com/collections/featured-products/products/born-here-live-here-die-here-deluxe-album-t-shirt-cd-boxset Archived 2021-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Credits / Born Here Live Here Die Here (Deluxe Edition) / Luke Bryan". Tidal. August 7, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Luke Bryan – Born Here Live Here Die Here". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Report". ARIA. August 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Luke Bryan – Born Here Live Here Die Here". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Luke Bryan – Born Here Live Here Die Here". Music Canada. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Luke Bryan – Born Here Live Here Die Here". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 21, 2021.