I Like the Sound of That
"I Like the Sound of That" | ||||
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Single by Rascal Flatts | ||||
from the album Rewind | ||||
Released | August 31, 2015[1] | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
Genre | Country pop | |||
Length | 3:29 | |||
Label | Big Machine | |||
Writer(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Rascal Flatts | |||
Rascal Flatts singles chronology | ||||
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"I Like the Sound of That" is a song by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released in August 2015 as the fourth single from their album Rewind. The song was written by Jesse Frasure along with American singer Meghan Trainor and Shay Mooney of the American country music duo Dan + Shay.[1]
Content
The song "lists a number of noises everyone is familiar with, but uses each as a symbol. In the first verse it’s the morning shower, the coffee pot and a door locking. All these mean the main character will be spending a few hours apart from his lover."[3]
Critical reception
An uncredited review from Taste of Country was favorable, saying that "a young lover’s song that relies on an older couple to recall those early days when eight hours at work seemed like eight years away from a familiar pair of lips.…'I Like the Sound of That' recalls the days of the band’s biggest hits. Once again they make love sound easy."[3]
Commercial performance
The song first entered the Billboard's Country Airplay chart at No. 40 on chart dated October 10, 2015,[4] and entered the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 45 a week later.[5] For the week ending April 30, 2016, the song reached number-one on the Country Airplay chart, becoming the trio's thirteenth number-one hit, and their first since "Banjo" in 2012.[6] The song has sold 362,000 copies in the US as of August 2016.[7]
Music video
The music video was directed by Kenny Jackson and John Stephens and premiered in December 2015.[8]
Charts
Chart (2015–16) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] | 71 |
Canada Country (Billboard)[10] | 2 |
US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 52 |
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[12] | 1 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] | 8 |
Preceded by "You Should Be Here" by Cole Swindell |
Billboard Country Airplay number-one single April 30, 2016 |
Succeeded by "Confession" by Florida Georgia Line |
References
- 1 2 Vinson, Christina (31 August 2015). "Rascal Flatts Reveal Hooky 'I Like the Sound of That' as Newest Single [LISTEN]". The Boot. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ "Rewind". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Rascal Flatts, 'I Like the Sound of That' [Listen] Read More: Rascal Flatts, 'I Like the Sound of That' [Listen]". Taste of Country. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ "Country Airplay". Billboard. October 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs". October 10, 2015. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Jim Asker (April 19, 2016). "Dierks Bentley and Rascal Flatts Like the Sound of No. 1 on Country Charts". Billboard.
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (August 2, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Chart: August 2, 2016". Roughstock.
- ↑ "Rascal Flatts Release New Music Video for "I Like the Sound of That"". 104.9 NASH Icon. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Rascal Flatts – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Rascal Flatts.
- ↑ "Rascal Flatts – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Rascal Flatts.
- ↑ "Rascal Flatts – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Rascal Flatts.
- ↑ "Rascal Flatts – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Rascal Flatts.
- ↑ "Rascal Flatts – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Rascal Flatts.