Runnin' Outta Moonlight

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"Runnin' Outta Moonlight"
File:RunninOuttaMoonlight.jpg
Single by Randy Houser
from the album How Country Feels
Released March 4, 2013 (2013-03-04)
Format Digital download
Genre Country
Length 3:13
Label Stoney Creek
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Derek George
Randy Houser singles chronology
"How Country Feels"
(2012)		 "Runnin' Outta Moonlight"
(2013)		 "Goodnight Kiss"
(2013)

"Runnin' Outta Moonlight" is a song recorded by American country music artist Randy Houser. It was released in March 2013 as the second single from his third studio album, How Country Feels. It was written by Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley, and Kelley Lovelace.[1]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that "[Houser's] vocal performance demands attention and offers a pleasing reward in a story of two lovers enjoying a date in the country," adding "we’ve heard this same story 1,000 times, but it feels freshly pulled from a clean spring when Houser opens up."[2] Alanna Conaway of Roughstock gave the song four stars out of five, saying that "it's an of the moment, spend time with one you love kind of love song, one that has a delicious up-tempo sing-a-long melody and a nicely written lyrical cadence permed expertly by Randy Houser."[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Wes Edwards and premiered in May 2013.[4]

Chart performance

"Runnin' Outta Moonlight" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of March 2, 2013.[5] It also debuted at number 41 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of February 9, 2013. It also debuted at number 91 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of May 25, 2013. It also debuted at number 93 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of May 25, 2013. As of October 2013, the song has sold 1,028,000 copies in the US.[6]

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 44
Canada Country (Billboard)[8] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 24
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 3
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[11] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 98
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[13] 17
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 10
Preceded by Billboard Country Airplay
number-one single
August 10–17, 2013		 Succeeded by
"Don't Ya"
by Brett Eldredge
Preceded by Billboard Canada Country
number-one single
August 17, 2013		 Succeeded by
"Little Bit of Everything"
by Keith Urban

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Platinum 80,000
United States (RIAA)[16] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

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  9. ↑ "Randy Houser – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Randy Houser.
  10. ↑ "Randy Houser – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Randy Houser.
  11. ↑ "Randy Houser – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Randy Houser.
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