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and

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. It was released on February 26, 2021 as the lead single from King's third studio album ''

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''. The song reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in April 2022, becoming the first female duet to reach the top of the charts in almost thirty years following Reba McEntire and

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" in 1993. The song was nominated for the

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, the Country Music Association Award for Musical Event of the Year and won the Academy of Country Music Award for Video of the Year.

Background and composition

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in both Nashville and New York. ''

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'' described the song as a "neon-spattered, banjo-flecked euphoria that fits perfectly with the idea of blowing off steam well into the wee hours". King and Lambert performed the song live for the first time when they opened the

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on April 18, 2021.

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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– vocals, songwriting, lyrics, background vocals *

– vocals, background vocals * Martin Johnson – songwriting, lyrics, production, acoustic guitar, background vocals, electric guitar, piano, synthesizer *

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– production, background vocals, engineering, percussion, programming, synthesizer * Abby Cahours – background vocals * Naomi Cahours – background vocals * Sean Hurley – bass * Tyler Chiarelli – dobro, electric guitar * Rob Humphreys – drums * Kyle Moorman – engineering, miscellaneous production, programming *

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– mastering engineer * Jeff Braun – mixing engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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