Blue Ain't Your Color
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| Single by Keith Urban | ||||
| from the album Ripcord | ||||
| Released | 8 August 2016 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
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| Length | 3:50 | |||
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"Blue Ain't Your Color" is a song recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban and written by Steven Lee Olsen, Hillary Lindsey and Clint Lagerberg. It was released on 8 August 2016 as the fourth single from his ninth studio album, Ripcord by Hit Red and Capitol Nashville. The song was produced by Dann Huff.
Content
The song is about a male observing a lonely woman at a bar who is dissatisfied in her relationship.
The song is in the key of G major and a 12/8 time signature, with a main chord pattern of G-Am-C-D-G.[1]
Commercial performance
In the United States, "Blue Ain't Your Color" reached number 8 on the Country Airplay chart and number one on the Hot Country Songs chart.[2]
The song debuted at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and has since reached number 24.[3] This is Keith's nineteenth top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, seventh top 30 hit and first top 30 hit since "We Were Us" in 2013. As of November 2016, the song has sold 502,000 copies in the United States.[4]
Music video
The music video was directed by Carter Smith and premiered in September 2016.[5]
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Certifications
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| Preceded by "Setting the World on Fire" by Kenny Chesney featuring Pink |
Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single November 19–December 10, 2016 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by "May We All" by Florida Georgia Line featuring Tim McGraw |
Billboard Canada Country number-one single December 10, 2016 |
References
- ↑ "'Blue Ain't Your Color' sheet music". musicnotes.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ↑ http://headlineplanet.com/home/2016/11/07/keith-urbans-blue-aint-color-reaches-1-hot-country-songs/
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/305660/Keith+Urban/chart?f=379
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (November 28, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: November 28, 2016". Roughstock.
- ↑ "CMT : Videos : Keith Urban : Blue Ain't Your Color". Country Music Television. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Keith Urban. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Keith Urban. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Keith Urban. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Keith Urban. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Keith Urban. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Keith Urban – Blue Ain't Your Color". Music Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2016.