Die a Happy Man

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"Die a Happy Man"
Single by Thomas Rhett
from the album Tangled Up
Released September 28, 2015 (2015-09-28)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015
Genre
Length 3:47
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Thomas Rhett singles chronology
"Crash and Burn"
(2015)		 "Die a Happy Man"
(2015)		 "T-Shirt"
(2016)

"Die a Happy Man" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Thomas Rhett. It was released on September 28, 2015 via Valory Music Group as the second single from his second studio album, Tangled Up. Rhett wrote the song with Sean Douglas and Joe Spargur.

Content

The narrator addresses his wife, saying that all he needs in his life is her love and that if she is all he has, he could "die a happy man."

Reception

Critical

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country reviewed the song favorably, saying that "Thomas Rhett may have just released the love song of the year. “Die a Happy Man” is a slow burner that melts like candle wax. With just a few pulls from a blues-soaked guitar, the mood is set for this increasingly dynamic singer to heat up any room."[2]

Commercial

On the week of its release, the song debuted at No. 17 on the Hot Country Songs chart, No. 92 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 41 on Country Airplay, with 40,000 copies sold for the week.[3] The second week it rose to No. 30 on Country Airplay,[4] and sold 33,000 copies.[5] It reached No. 1 on the Country Digital Songs chart in its third week, selling 39,000 copies.[6] It topped the Hot Country Songs chart in its sixth week,[7] and then the Country Airplay chart in January 2016,[8] staying at No. 1 on all three country charts simultaneously for multiple weeks.[9] On the Country Airplay chart dated January 30, 2016, the song logged its fifth consecutive week at No. 1, making it the first song to spend more than four weeks at No. 1 since Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" stayed at the top for five weeks in 2009, and the first song by a solo male artist to spend five weeks at the top since Kenny Chesney's "Never Wanted Nothing More" in August 2007.[10] The following week, it topped the Country Airplay chart a sixth week, becoming the first song to spend six weeks at No. 1 since Taylor Swift's "Our Song" in December 2007-January 2008.[11] It peaked at No. 21 on the Hot 100 for chart dated January 2, 2016.[12]

The single was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 2, 2015, and Platinum on January 8, 2016.[13] The single reached a million downloads in February 2016.[14] As of May 2016, "Die a Happy Man" had sold 1,409,000 downloads.[15]

Music video

The music video was directed by TK McKamy and premiered in June 2015. Rhett's wife, Lauren Gregory, appears in the video.[16]

Chart performance

Nelly version

"Die a Happy Man"
Single by Nelly
Released February 5, 2016 (2016-02-05)
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 3:34
Label Records
Nelly singles chronology
"I Don't Wanna Go to Bed"
(2015)		 "Die a Happy Man"
(2016)

"Die a Happy Man" was covered by American rapper Nelly in 2016 and released as a single on February 5, 2016 through Records.[26] His version debuted at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 with first-week US sales of 35,000.[27]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada AC (Billboard)[28] 43
US Billboard Hot 100[29] 83
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[30] 34

Other versions

  • Travis Atreo released a version of the single in January 2016.[31]
  • Barrett Baber covered Die A Happy Man during the Live Finals of The Voice on December 14th, 2015.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2016 Academy of Country Music Awards Single Record of the Year Won [32]
Billboard Music Awards Top Country Song Won [33]
American Country Countdown Awards Song of the Year Won [34]
Digital Song of the Year Nominated

References

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  17. ↑ "Thomas Rhett – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Thomas Rhett. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Thomas Rhett – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Thomas Rhett. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Thomas Rhett – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Thomas Rhett. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Thomas Rhett – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Thomas Rhett. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Thomas Rhett – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Thomas Rhett. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Thomas Rhett – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Thomas Rhett.
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  29. ↑ "Nelly – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Nelly. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Nelly – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Nelly. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
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Preceded by
"Strip It Down" by Luke Bryan
"Tennessee Whiskey" by Chris Stapleton
 Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single
November 14, 2015
December 5, 2015–March 19, 2016		 Succeeded by
"Tennessee Whiskey" by Chris Stapleton
"You Should Be Here" by Cole Swindell
Preceded by Billboard Canada Country
number-one single
December 26, 2015–January 30, 2016		 Succeeded by
"Home Alone Tonight"
by Luke Bryan featuring Karen Fairchild
Preceded by Billboard Country Airplay
number-one single
January 2–February 6, 2016
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