"Good Directions" is a song written by Luke Bryan and Rachel Thibodeau and recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released in September 2006 as the third and final single from Currington’s 2005 album Doin' Somethin' Right. The song became Currington’s second number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and spent three weeks at that position.
| "Good Directions" | ||||
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| Single by Billy Currington | ||||
| from the album Doin' Somethin' Right | ||||
| Released | September 25, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Country, bluegrass | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Mercury Nashville | |||
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| Producer(s) | Carson Chamberlain | |||
| Billy Currington singles chronology | ||||
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Content
editThe song's narrator is a man who is selling turnips at a roadside stand. A beautiful woman pulls up in a car, asking the man for directions to an undisclosed Interstate, which the man then gives and suggests that woman stop by a little country store to try some of Miss Bell's sweet tea. The man then regrets sending the woman away without even asking for her name. However, he later sees the woman return to his stand per the suggestion in the Miss Belle verse, who is revealed to be the narrator's mother ("When she stopped in and asked Miss Bell for some of her sweet tea, Mama gave her a big 'ol glass and sent her right back here to me"). Upon seeing the woman return, he says "Thank God for good directions and turnip greens."
This moderate tempo tune is set in the key of F major with a chord progression of F-Am-B♭-C with Currington’s vocals ranging from C4-F5.[1]
Other recordings
editLuke Bryan, who wrote the song, recorded the song as a bonus track to his debut studio album I'll Stay Me.
Chart performance
edit"Good Directions" reached its peak of number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of May 26, 2007, and spent the next two weeks at that position.
| Chart (2006–2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 42 |
| Canada Country (Billboard)[4] | 5 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] | 67 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2007) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 2 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[7] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Billy Currington "Good Directions" Sheet Music
- ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
- ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 2007: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2007.
- ^ "American single certifications – Billy Currington – Good Directions". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 20, 2024.