"Hell of a Night" is a song written by Zach Crowell, Adam Sanders, and Jaron Boyer and recorded by American country music artist Dustin Lynch. It was released in November 2014 as the second single from Lynch’s second studio album Where It's At.
| "Hell of a Night" | ||||
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| Single by Dustin Lynch | ||||
| from the album Where It's At | ||||
| Released | November 3, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | Broken Bow | |||
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| Producer(s) | Mickey Jack Cones | |||
| Dustin Lynch singles chronology | ||||
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"Hell of a Night" reached number one on the US Billboard Country Airplay chart, giving Lynch his second number-one hit on that chart. It also peaked at numbers seven and 55 on both the Hot Country Songs and Billboard Hot 100 charts respectively. The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 295,000 units as of September 2015. It also charted in Canada, peaking at number eight on the Canada Country chart and number 95 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. The accompanying music video for the song, directed by Michael Monaco, features Lynch giving a live performance to a large audience.
Critical reception
editGiving it a "C", Jon Freeman of Country Weekly wrote that "Dustin Lynch offers this unnecessarily heavy and dirge-like song about having a good time that sounds more like the soundtrack to an angst-ridden teenager's lonely Friday night of video games and Mountain Dew. It also awkwardly equates a minor-key melody and hard guitar stabs with 'sexy'," while adding that the production had "interesting guitar effects" and that Lynch "pushes himself vocally."[1]
Music video
editThe music video was directed by Michael Monaco and premiered in May 2015.[2] The video features Lynch giving a live performance to a large audience.[3]
Live performance
editOn September 2, 2015 Lynch performed the song on NBC's Today.[4]
Chart performance
edit"Hell of a Night" debuted at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of June 20, 2015.[5] Twelve weeks later, it reached number 55 the week of September 12,[6] staying on the chart for sixteen weeks.[7] The song has sold 295,000 copies in the US as of September 2015.[8] On January 29, 2016 "Hell of a Night" was certified Gold by the RIAA, denoting sales of over 500,000 units in the United States.[9] In Canada, the track debuted at number 99 on the Canadian Hot 100 the week of August 15,[10] peaked at number 95 the week of August 29,[11] and remained on the chart for four weeks.[7]
| Chart (2014–2015) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] | 95 |
| Canada Country (Billboard)[13] | 8 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[14] | 55 |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[15] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[16] | 7 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2015) | Position |
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| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[17] | 4 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[18] | 32 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Freeman, Jon (2 February 2015). "Reviews: 'Hell of a Night'". Country Weekly. 22 (5): 67. ISSN 1074-3235.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Dustin Lynch : Hell of a Night". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ Thompson, Gayle (May 7, 2015). "Dustin Lynch Releases 'Hell of a Night' Video". The Boot. Townsquare Media. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Moss, Marissa R. (September 2, 2015). "See Dustin Lynch Bring Heart-Pounding 'Hell of a Night' to 'Today'". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "The Hot 100". Billboard. June 20, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ "The Hot 100". Billboard. September 12, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ a b "Hell Of A Night by Dustin Lynch". aCharts.co. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (September 28, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: September 28, 2015". Roughstock. Archived from the original on October 4, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2015. Sales figure given here
- ^ a b "American single certifications – Dustin Lynch – Hell of a Night". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. August 15, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. August 29, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
- ^ "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
- ^ "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 2015: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.