"If You Want Some" is a song recorded by American

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artist

Joel Crouse Joel Thomas Crouse (born June 14, 1992) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He released his most recent EP, wasteLAnd on his label, Hum Records in August 2020. Early life Joel Crouse grew up in Holland, Massachusetts. He attend ...

. It was released in February 2013 as his debut single and the first from his album '' Even the River Runs''. Crouse wrote the song with Jamie Houston and Luke Laird.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of ''Taste of Country'' gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that "it’s a worthwhile story that allows the singer to show some personality." Dukes thought that Crouse "sings with more confidence than 20 years provides most artists" and that the song is "cool enough to grab one’s attention, but not so cool that fans will ask 'What’s he trying to prove?'"

Music video

The music video was directed by

Chris Hicky Chris Hicky is a writer/director from Forrest City, Arkansas, United States, best known for directing many of Keith Urban's videos. Hicky has also directed videos for many other artists in the country music genre, including Dierks Bentley, Madd ...

and premiered on the ''

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'' website in June 2013. It features Crouse and his band performing in front of a convenience store when their van breaks down.

Chart performance

"If You Want Some" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. ''

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chart for the week of February 9, 2013. It also debuted at number 50 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart for the week of July 27, 2013.

References

{{authority control 2013 songs 2013 debut singles Joel Crouse songs Show Dog-Universal Music singles Songs written by Luke Laird Music videos directed by Chris Hicky Songs written by Jamie Houston (songwriter)