"Blessings" is a song recorded by American

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duo

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. It was the third and final single from their fourth studio album ''

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''.

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and Brian Kelley, the duo's two members, co-wrote the song with Tom Douglas,

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, and

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. It is their lowest-peaking single to date, missing the top 20 of the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts.

Content and history

Tom Roland of ''

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'' called the song a "nifty patchwork of homespun phrases, acoustic accents and sweet melody is a satisfying package wrapped with an understated reminder: Always take time to count your blessings." Duo member Brian Kelley began writing the song with

and Ernest K. Smith. Smith came up with the idea to write the song's main guitar progression in DADGAD tuning after learning about the tuning in a

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. The duo then refined the song with the assistance of Tom Douglas, who added a verse, and

, who assisted in arrangements. Produced by

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, the song features

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on acoustic guitar, Russ Pahl on

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, Jerry Roe on

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s, and Dave Cohen on

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. The duo released a

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for the song on December 4, 2019. It features scenes of them with their wives and families.

Chart performance

"Blessings" peaked at number 23 on both the

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and the

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, representing the duo's lowest showing on either chart to date. It also became their first official single to fail to chart the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 altogether: ending a string of sixteen consecutive charting single releases.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{authority control 2019 songs 2020 singles Big Machine Records singles Florida Georgia Line songs Songs written by Tyler Hubbard Songs written by Brian Kelley (musician) Songs written by Tom Douglas (songwriter) Songs written by Jesse Frasure Songs written by Ernest (musician) Songs written by Jordan Schmidt Song recordings produced by Joey Moi