"Biscuits" is a song recorded by American
country music artist
Kacey Musgraves that serves as the
lead single from her second major label studio album, ''
Pageant Material
''Pageant Material'' is the second studio album by American country music artist Kacey Musgraves, released June 23, 2015, through Mercury Nashville. Musgraves co-wrote all 13 tracks and co-produced the album with Luke Laird and Shane McAnally. The ...
''. It was released to country radio on March 16, 2015, through
Mercury Nashville and was released to digital retailers the following day.
The song was written and produced by Musgraves and
Shane McAnally, with additional songwriting by
Brandy Clark and additional production by
Luke Laird. In December 2015, ''Billboard'' ranked "Biscuits" number one on its "10 Best Country Songs of 2015" list
and number 16 on its list of the 25 best songs of 2015 across all genres.
Despite its official release date of March 16, "Biscuits" was tied for the tenth most-added song at American country radio for the week of March 9, 2015, and as a result debuted on the ''Billboard''
Country Airplay
Country Airplay is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States since January 20, 1990.
This chart lists the 60 most-listened-to records played on 150 mainstream country radio stations across the country as monitored ...
chart that week at number 56.
Content
"Biscuits" is a mid-tempo
country song with lyrics revolving around individualism and minding one's own business.
The song was written by Musgraves,
Shane McAnally, and
Brandy Clark, the same songwriting team behind her 2013 hit "
Follow Your Arrow", which numerous critics have noted is similar to "Biscuits".
[ UK music blog '' The Guardian'' noted the song's effective use of language and imagery to get its message across "about what it means truly to blaze your own trail in spite of others' judgment" and Musgraves' everyperson appeal.][
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Music video
The music video was directed by Marc Klasfeld and premiered in June 2015. The video was nominated for Music Video of the Year at the 2015 CMA Awards.
Critical reception
''Billboard
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'' ranked "Biscuits" at number 16 on its year-end list for 2015: "Musgraves, who many have compared to a modern-day Loretta Lynn, scored a triumphant note with this banjo-backed warning to keep out of other people's business. As usual, it's done in her tell-it-like-you-see-it style."
Accolades
Chart performance
"Biscuits" debuted at number 56 on the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay
Country Airplay is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States since January 20, 1990.
This chart lists the 60 most-listened-to records played on 150 mainstream country radio stations across the country as monitored ...
chart for the week ending March 21, 2015.[ Two weeks later, after its release for sale, it debuted at number 22 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 and number 28 on the Hot Country Songs for charts dated April 4, 2015, and sold 25,000 copies in its debut week. The song has sold 117,000 copies in the US as of June 2015.]
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2015 songs
2015 singles
Kacey Musgraves songs
Mercury Nashville singles
Songs written by Kacey Musgraves
Songs written by Shane McAnally
Songs written by Brandy Clark
Song recordings produced by Luke Laird
Music videos directed by Marc Klasfeld
Song recordings produced by Shane McAnally