Neon Light (Blake Shelton song)

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For other songs, see Neon Light (disambiguation).
"Neon Light"
File:NeonLight.jpg
Single by Blake Shelton
from the album Bringing Back the Sunshine
Released August 18, 2014 (2014-08-18)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre Country
Length 3:41
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Scott Hendricks
Blake Shelton singles chronology
"My Eyes"
(2014)		 "Neon Light"
(2014)		 "Lonely Tonight"
(2014)

"Neon Light" is a song written by Andrew Dorff, Mark Irwin and Josh Kear and recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton.[1] It was released to country radio on August 18, 2014, as the lead single to his eighth studio album Bringing Back the Sunshine.[2] The album was released on September 30, 2014.[3]

Content

The song is a mid-tempo with a "pulsing drum loop" and "banjo, acoustic guitar, and Telecaster piling on layer by layer".[4] It is about a man who heads to a bar after a breakup and states that "there's a neon light at the end of the tunnel".[4]

Critical reception

Jon Freeman of Country Weekly gave the song a "B". He called the song "a move back toward center and the more traditional country fare that launched his career" but criticized the repetition of the lyrics on the verses.[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Cody Kern and premiered on 12 September 2014.[5]

Chart performance

The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 5, 2015.[6] It has sold 526,000 copies in the US as of January 2015.[7]

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 49
Canada Country (Billboard)[9] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 43
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[11] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[13] 43
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 43
Chart (2015) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[15] 88
Preceded by Billboard Canada Country
number-one single
October 18–November 8, 2014		 Succeeded by
"Leave the Night On"
by Sam Hunt
Preceded by
"Leave the Night On"
by Sam Hunt
 Billboard Country Airplay
number-one single
November 22, 2014		 Succeeded by
"Sunshine & Whiskey"
by Frankie Ballard

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[16] Gold 40,000
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

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  8. ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Blake Shelton.
  9. ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Blake Shelton.
  10. ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Blake Shelton.
  11. ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Blake Shelton.
  12. ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Blake Shelton.
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