"Airwaves" is a song recorded by Canadian

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artist

Brett Kissel Brett Kissel (born May 27, 1990) is a Canadian country singer. He has had four number-one hits on the Canadian country chart with " Airwaves", " Drink About Me", "A Few Good Stories", and " Make a Life, Not a Living". Early life Kissel was born ...

, released June 19, 2015 as the first single from his sixth studio album, '' Pick Me Up'' (2015). It peaked at number one on the ''

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chart, his first chart-topper.

Composition

"Airwaves" is a midtempo

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song written by

Zach Crowell Zach Crowell is a songwriter and record producer, who was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. Crowell is involved in a joint publishing agreement with Round Hill Music and Taperoom Music. In 2012, he co-wrote and produced the song "Confe$$io ...

Matt Jenkins Matt Jenkins (born in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American country music artist. Signed to Universal South Records in 2003, he released two singles in 2005, including "King of the Castle", which reached number 51 on the Hot Country Songs charts, but ...

, and

Jonathan Singleton Jonathan Singleton is a 2 time Grammy nominated American country music singer and songwriter who resides in Nashville, TN. He also won the ACM song of the year in 2022 with “Things a Man Oughtta Know” by Lainey Wilson, and the CMA album of t ...

. The song also incorporates elements of pop and

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genres. According to the digital sheet music published by Atlas Music Publishing, "Airwaves" is composed in the key of

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with an approximate tempo of 114 BPM.

Critical reception

Kerry Doole of ''New Canadian Music'' praised the song's production and "catchy," radio-friendly sound. In his review of ''Pick Me Up'', Markos Papadatos of ''Digital Journal'' described the song as "infectious" and wrote that it "lures the listener in from its first note."

Commercial performance

"Airwaves" entered the ''Billboard'' Canada Country airplay chart at number 31 for the week of July 6, 2015 and was the most-added single of the week. It reached the number one position on the chart dated October 3, 2015. The song also debuted at number 83 on the ''Billboard''

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chart dated July 11, 2015, and has since peaked at number 61.

Music video

The music video was directed by Ben Knechtel and premiered in July 2015.

Chart performance

Certifications

References

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