Crash and Burn (Thomas Rhett song)

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"Crash and Burn"
Single by Thomas Rhett
from the album Tangled Up
Released April 27, 2015 (2015-04-27)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015
Genre Country pop
Length 3:12
Label Valory Music Group
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Thomas Rhett singles chronology
"Make Me Wanna"
(2014)
"Crash and Burn"
(2015)
"Die a Happy Man"
(2015)

"Crash and Burn" is a song recorded by American country music artist Thomas Rhett. It was released to digital retailers on April 7, 2015 via Valory Music Group as the lead single to Rhett's second studio album, Tangled Up, and was released to country radio on April 27, 2015.[2][3] The song was written by Jesse Frasure and Chris Stapleton.

Background

Prior to the song's release, Rhett admitted that he was worried about the feedback from fans about the new single because of its pop- and R&B-influenced sound.[4]

Commercial performance

"Crash and Burn" debuted at number 38 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week ending April 25, 2015.[5] It sold 40,000 copies in the US in its debut week.[6] The song peaked at No. 2 on the Hot Country Songs, and No. 36 on the Hot 100 for charts dated September 5, 2015. The song reached No. 1 on the Country Airplay three weeks later, his fourth number ones on this chart and the fastest to reach the top spot.[7] The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA on September 23, 2015.[8] As of January 2016, the song has sold 882,000 copies in the US.[9]

Music video

The music video was directed by TK McKamy and premiered in June 2015.[10]

Charts and certifications

Preceded by Billboard Canada Country
number-one single

August 29, 2015
Succeeded by
"John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"
by Keith Urban
Preceded by Billboard Country Airplay
number-one single

September 26, 2015
Succeeded by
"Save It for a Rainy Day"
by Kenny Chesney

References

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