"Suntan City" is a song written by Luke Bryan and The Peach Pickers (Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, and Ben Hayslip) and originally recorded by Bryan for his similarly titled fifth extended play, Spring Break 4...Suntan City (2012). It reached number 43 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 2013 following the release of the compilation album, Spring Break...Here to Party, which comprises all of the tracks from Bryan's previous four Spring Break-themed EPs. Bryan has included the song on the setlists for multiple concert tours.
| "Suntan City" | |
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| Song by Luke Bryan | |
| from the album Spring Break 4...Suntan City | |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 3:54 |
| Label | Capitol Nashville |
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| Producer(s) | Jeff Stevens |
In 2013, the song was covered by Canadian country rock artist Aaron Pritchett and released to Canadian country radio in May 2013 as the lead single from his 2015 greatest hits album, Body of Work: A Collection of Hits. Pritchett's cover reached number 18 on the Billboard Canada Country chart.
Reception
editIn a review of the EP, Matt Bjorke of Roughstock wrote that the song "sounds like something that could be a big radio hit."[1]
"Suntan City" debuted at number 19 on the Country Digital Songs chart for the week of March 14, 2012, selling 19,000 copies in its first week.[2] The following year, it later entered the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated March 23, 2013 at number 43.[3]
Live performances and promotion
edit"Suntan City" was included in the setlist for Bryan's 2013 Dirt Road Diaries Tour, which supported Here to Party as well as his subsequent studio album, Crash My Party (2013).[4] It was also performed during his That's My Kind of Night Tour in 2014 and 2015.[5] On the latter tour, he sprayed the audience with beer during the song.[5]
Charts
edit| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 43 |
Aaron Pritchett version
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| Single by Aaron Pritchett | ||||
| from the album Body of Work: A Collection of Hits | ||||
| Released | May 16, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | On Ramp | |||
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Canadian country rock singer Aaron Pritchett recorded a cover version of "Suntan City", which was released by On Ramp Records on May 16, 2013. It serves as the lead single for his first greatest hits album, Body of Work: A Collection of Hits (2015). The song impacted Canadian country radio on May 28, 2013. Pritchett modified some of the lyrics from Bryan's version to give the song a more Canadian feel, including incorporating the slang term "coozie."[7] Tom McKillip, who had produced some of Pritchett's previous singles, co-produced the track with his daughter, Carly McKillip.[8] His version reached number 18 on the Canada Country chart.
Charts
edit| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country (Billboard)[9] | 18 |
Release history
edit| Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Worldwide | May 16, 2013 | Digital download | On Ramp Records | [10] |
| Canada | May 28, 2013 | Country radio | [11] | |
| Worldwide | January 28, 2015 | Digital download (reissue) | [12] |
References
edit- ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 8, 2012). "EP Review: Luke Bryan - Spring Break 4: Suntan City". Roughstock. Cheri Media. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 15, 2012). "Country Chart News: The Top 30 Digital Singles (For Week Of March 14, 2012): Country's 'Good Girl' Stays #1". Roughstock. Cheri Media. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs: The Week Of March 23, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ Joles, Ann James (September 1, 2013). "Luke Bryan – Dirt Road Diaries Tour Review – August 31, 2013 – Darling's Waterfront Pavilion – Bangor, Maine". Maine Music News. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ a b Hawk, Tim (August 16, 2014). "Luke Bryan performs his 'That's My Kind of Night' tour at Lincoln Financial Field (photos)". New Jersey Online LLC. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ "Penticton Western News". No. May 1, 2013. Black Press. April 30, 2013. p. 9. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ Patton, Kristi (August 9, 2013). "One More Girl ready to rock Penticton Peach Festival". BC Local News. Black Press. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ "Aaron Pritchett Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ "Aaron Pritchett: Suntan City - Music on Google Play". Google Play Music. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ Melanson, Jenna (May 28, 2013). "Aaron Pritchett releases new single, Suntan City!". Canadian Beats. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ Select international releases on iTunes:
- Australia: "Suntan City - Single by Aaron Pritchett". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- Canada: "Suntan City - Single by Aaron Pritchett". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- United Kingdom: "Suntan City - Single by Aaron Pritchett". iTunes Store (UK). Apple Inc. Retrieved May 15, 2017.