"Broken Windshield View" is a song recorded by American

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singer

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. It was released in June 2014 as his debut single.

Critical reception

Markos Papadatos of ''Digital Journal'' gave the song four stars out of five, saying that it is "reminiscent of Florida Georgia Line meets

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". He wrote that "it has a great deal of energy, and it is fun and radio-friendly, with a rock vibe to it." ''

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'' wrote that Lane "shows vocal range" on the song and called his style "less aggressive than that of lorida Georgia Line"

Music video

The music video was directed by

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and premiered in August 2014.

Charts

References

2014 songs 2014 debut singles Chris Lane songs Republic Nashville singles Songs written by Rodney Clawson Songs written by David Lee Murphy Songs written by Shane Minor Song recordings produced by Joey Moi Music videos directed by Robert Hales {{2010s-country-song-stub