More Than My Hometown

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"More Than My Hometown"
File:MorganWallenMoreThanMyHometown.jpg
Single by Morgan Wallen
from the album Dangerous: The Double Album
Released May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)
Genre Country
Length 3:37
Label Big Loud
Songwriter(s)
  • Hardy
  • Ernest K. Smith
  • Morgan Wallen
  • Ryan Vojtesak
Producer(s) Joey Moi
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"Heartless"
(2019)		 "More Than My Hometown"
(2020)		 "On the Road Again"
(2020)

"More Than My Hometown" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Morgan Wallen. It was released on May 27, 2020 as the lead-off single from his forthcoming second studio album Dangerous: The Double Album.[1]

Content

Wallen co-wrote "More Than My Hometown" with Hardy, Ernest K. Smith, and Ryan Vojtesak, and it was produced by Joey Moi.[2] Lyrically, the song talks about small town love and finds the narrator drawing the line at moving away from his hometown to follow his girlfriend's big city dreams ("This might be the last time I get to lay you down, 'cause I can't love you more than my hometown").[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Justin Clough and premiered on August 24, 2020. The video was filmed in Ashland City, Tennessee.[4]

Cover photo

The photograph used as the cover image for the single was taken looking southbound on Tennessee Highway 70 just north of Kyles Ford, Tennessee.[5] One of the towns listed on the highway sign in the photo, Sneedville, is the actual native hometown of Morgan Wallen.[6]

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 27
Canada Country (Billboard)[8] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 19
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 2
US Rolling Stone Top 100[12] 25

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[13] Gold 500,000

xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United States April 17, 2020
  • Digital download
 Big Loud
May 27, 2020

References

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  5. ↑ Google Maps image
  6. ↑ Morgan_Wallen#Early_life
  7. ↑ Illegal name entered Morgan Wallen/Morgan+Wallen/chart?f=793 "Morgan Wallen – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Morgan Wallen. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Morgan Wallen – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Morgan Wallen. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  9. ↑ Illegal name entered Morgan Wallen/Morgan+Wallen/chart?f=379 "Morgan Wallen – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Morgan Wallen. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  10. ↑ Illegal name entered Morgan Wallen/Morgan+Wallen/chart?f=1226 "Morgan Wallen – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Morgan Wallen. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  11. ↑ Illegal name entered Morgan Wallen/Morgan+Wallen/chart?f=357 "Morgan Wallen – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Morgan Wallen. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
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  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
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