I See You (Luke Bryan song)
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| Single by Luke Bryan | ||||
| from the album Crash My Party | ||||
| Released | November 3, 2014 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
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| Producer(s) | Jeff Stevens | |||
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"I See You" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released in November 2014 as the sixth and final single from his fourth studio album Crash My Party. The song was written by Bryan, Ashley Gorley and Luke Laird.
Content and conception
Bryan wrote the song with his friends Ashley Gorley and Luke Laird. The three had never written together before, but after writing "A Little Bit Later On", which appeared on Bryan's Spring Break 4...Suntan City EP, they felt that they had developed a chemistry and continued to write. Gorley suggested the idea for "I See You" after Laird and Bryan had developed a melody. Gorley said that "It was a little bit of a ghost idea, where even though she's gone, he sees her everywhere he goes…It's not a brand new concept necessarily, but just the way we put it, mixed with the flow of the song, we thought it was interesting."[1] The song is about a man who attempts to forget the memory of a former lover by hanging out with friends, but saying that he can still see his lover and is unable to forget her.[2]
Critical reception
Country music blog Taste of Country reviewed the song with favor, saying that it was "an oft-told but welcome story" and "The mid-tempo lost love song opens with a heavy guitar, but sonically, it quickly falls back to what fans know and love about Bryan. Haters may call it predictable, but familiarity has always played well in the format."[2]
Chart performance
The song has sold 581,000 copies in the US as of August 2015.[3]
| Chart (2014–15) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] | 51 |
| Canada Country (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 41 |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2015) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 34 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 18 |
| Preceded by "Something in the Water" by Carrie Underwood |
Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single February 7–14, 2015 |
Succeeded by "Take Your Time" by Sam Hunt |
| Preceded by "Talladega" by Eric Church |
Billboard Country Airplay number-one single February 14–21, 2015 |
Succeeded by "Sun Daze" by Florida Georgia Line |
| Preceded by "Wastin' Gas" by Dallas Smith |
Billboard Canada Country number-one single February 14–21, 2015 |
Succeeded by "Lonely Tonight" by Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe |
References
- ↑ Conaway, Alanna (2 February 2015). "Behind the Song: Last but Not Least". Country Weekly. 22 (5): 16. ISSN 1074-3235.
- 1 2 "Luke Bryan, 'I See You' [Listen]". Taste of Country. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ Matt Bjorke (August 28, 2015). "The Top 30 Digital Country Singles: August 28, 2015".
- ↑ "Luke Bryan – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Luke Bryan.
- ↑ "Luke Bryan – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Luke Bryan.
- ↑ "Luke Bryan – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Luke Bryan.
- ↑ "Luke Bryan – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Luke Bryan.
- ↑ "Luke Bryan – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Luke Bryan.
- ↑ "Best of 2015: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.