"Some of It" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Eric Church. It is the second single from Church's sixth studio album Desperate Man. Church wrote the song with Jeff Hyde, Clint Daniels, and Bobby Pinson.
| "Some of It" | ||||
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| Single by Eric Church | ||||
| from the album Desperate Man | ||||
| Released | January 14, 2019[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:15 | |||
| Label | EMI Nashville | |||
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| Producer(s) | Jay Joyce | |||
| Eric Church singles chronology | ||||
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Content and history
editTaste of Country writers Billy Dukes and Cillea Houghton described the song as a "mid-tempo thinker" that "takes on a quieter tone as a somber Church thinks back on how he has learned lessons throughout his life."[2] Robert K. Oermann, writing for MusicRow, described the song as "Life lessons delivered with eloquence and expression. Craftsmanship and heart in every note, from the lyric to the brain-tickling production touches."[3]
Commercial performance
edit"Some of It" became Eric Church's eighth number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, for the week dated July 27, 2019, and his first since “Record Year” in August 2016. The song took 29 weeks to reach the top, marking this Church's longest climb to number one.[4] The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA on June 3, 2021 for a million units in sales and streams.[5] It has sold 130,000 copies in the United States as of December 2019.[6]
Music video
editThe song's accompanying music video depicts Church performing the song in prison, through a disassembled guitar smuggled into the prison by his daughter.[7] The storyline continues from the video of the preceding single "Desperate Man", which featured Church and his band stealing the album from his record company. Reid Long directed the video.[8]
Charts
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[5] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Eric T. Parker (January 2, 2019). "Mark Your Calendar—January 2019". MusicRow. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ Billy Dukes, Cillea Houghton (December 18, 2018). "Eric Church's "Some of It" shows his introspective side [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ Robert K. Oermann (January 17, 2019). "DISClaimer: Eric Church, Tim McGraw, Nathan Stanley With Patty Loveless, Mitchell Tenpenny Lead New Offerings". MusicRow. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ Asker, Jim (July 23, 2019). "Eric Church Achieves Eighth Country Airplay Chart No. 1 With 'Some Of It'". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ a b "American single certifications – Eric Church – Some of It". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (December 2, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Songs: December 2, 2019". Rough Stock. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ^ Joseph Hudak (May 26, 2019). "Eric Church Goes to Prison in New 'Some of It' Video". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Eric Church goes behind bars in new 'Some of It' video". Taste of Country. May 28, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Eric Church Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Eric Church Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
- ^ "Eric Church Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Eric Church Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Eric Church Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.