Nineteen (song)
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| Single by Billy Ray Cyrus | ||||
| from the album I'm American | ||||
| Released | September 26, 2011 | |||
| Format | Music download | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:18 | |||
| Label | Buena Vista Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Tom Hambridge, Jeffrey Steele, Gary Nicholson | |||
| Producer(s) | Buddy Cannon | |||
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"Nineteen" is a song written by Tom Hambridge, Jeffrey Steele, and Gary Nicholson. The song was originally recorded by Waycross, whose version peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in July 2007.[1] Taylor Hicks later recorded the song on his 2009 album The Distance,[2] although his version of the song was not released as a single. It was then recorded by country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus, on his album I'm American, which was released on June 28, 2011. Cyrus' version of the song was released as the album's second single on September 26, 2011. Clayton Bellamy also recorded it on his 2012 album Everyone's a Dreamer.
Contents
Content
"Nineteen" tells the story of a high school football standout, who turns down the University of Tennessee to serve in the Marines after watching the September 11 attacks.
Reception
Critical
Taste of Country positively reviewed the song, rating it 4 stars out of five.[3] The reviewer, Billy Dukes, comments on how many times the song has been recorded, but mentions that the song deserves the attention of the mainstream country audience.
Commercial
The song debuted at number 58 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week ending October 8, 2011. It is Cyrus' first chart entry since "A Good Day" peaked at number 59 on the country chart in September 2009.[4]
Chart performance
Waycross
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[1] | 54 |
Billy Ray Cyrus
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 58 |
References
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- ↑ "Billy Ray Cyrus – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Billy Ray Cyrus. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
- Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs
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- 2007 singles
- 2007 songs
- 2011 singles
- Waycross (band) songs
- Taylor Hicks songs
- Billy Ray Cyrus songs
- Songs written by Jeffrey Steele
- Song recordings produced by Buddy Cannon
- Songs written by Tom Hambridge
- Songs written by Gary Nicholson
- Walt Disney Records singles
