Came Here to Forget
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| Single by Blake Shelton | ||||
| from the album If I'm Honest | ||||
| Released | March 8, 2016 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Writer(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Scott Hendricks | |||
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"Came Here to Forget" is a song recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton for his tenth studio album, If I'm Honest (2016). Released as the album's lead single, the song became digitally available on March 8, 2016. The track was written by Craig Wiseman and Deric Ruttan, while production was handled by Scott Hendricks.
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Composition
"Came Here to Forget" was written by Craig Wiseman and Deric Ruttan, while production was handled by Scott Hendricks.[1]
Critical reception
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country reviewed the single with favor, praising Shelton's expressive performance as well as progressive style.[1]
Commercial performance
After its release, "Came Here to Forget" received commercial success in the United States and Canada. The song debuted at No. 1 on Country Digital Song chart on its release with 53,000 sold in its first week, becoming Shelton's fourth No. 1 on the chart.[2] It also entered the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 6, his highest debut and 25th top 10 on that chart, and at No. 18 On Country Airplay, which equaled Shelton's 2014 song "Neon Light" as his highest entry to the chart.[2] The song has sold 288,000 copies in the United States as of May 2016.[3]
Music video
The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered in March 2016.[4]
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] | 56 |
| Canada Country (Billboard)[6] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 36 |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 2 |
| Preceded by | Billboard Country Airplay number-one single June 11, 2016 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
References
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- ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Blake Shelton. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Blake Shelton. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Blake Shelton. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Blake Shelton. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Blake Shelton. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
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- 2016 songs
- 2016 singles
- Blake Shelton songs
- Music videos directed by Trey Fanjoy
- Songs written by Deric Ruttan
- Songs written by Craig Wiseman
- Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks
- Warner Bros. Nashville singles
- Warner Bros. Records singles
- Billboard Country Airplay number-one singles
