"Country" is the debut single by American

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artist

Mo Pitney Morgan Daniel Pitney (born March 24, 1993 in Cherry Valley, Illinois) is an American country music singer. In May 2014, he signed to Curb Records. He has released two studio albums: ''Behind This Guitar'' (2016), and ''Ain't Lookin' Back'' (202 ...

. It serves as the lead single to Pitney's debut studio album via

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, ''Behind This Guitar''. Pitney co-wrote the song with Bill Anderson and Bobby Tomberlin. It was released through

in 2014.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of

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stated, "Mo isn’t making a statement, and he’s not the sign of some traditional country revolution in 2015. But he’s a reminder of how good a simple country song sung by a man who believes in

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and

George Strait George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait is considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. In the 1980s, he was credited for ...

can feel."

Music video

The video was recorded by

Wes Edwards Wes Edwards is a music video and commercial director. He has directed over 150 official music videos in various genres from country to EDM. He has created multiple videos for Brothers Osborne, Dierks Bentley, Dash Berlin, and Emma Hewitt. In 2020 h ...

and was released to

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and CMT through Curb.

Chart performance

The song debuted at No. 50 on

Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...

and No. 57 on

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 ...

References

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