"Lightning Bug" is a song written and recorded by Canadian

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Dean Brody Dean Brody (born August 12, 1975) is a Canadian country music artist who has won 16 CCMA Awards and 2 JUNO Awards. Originally signed to Broken Bow Records in 2008, Brody made his debut later that year with the single "Brothers". This song, a Top ...

. The song was released to radio in April 2021, as the fourth single from Brody's seventh studio album ''

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Background

Brody wrote "Lightning Bug" by himself, and it was inspired by one of his first songwriting trips to

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. He remarked that he wanted to write a song "that captured the magic of being caught up in a warm summer night. It’s meant to tell the story of being in love with that special someone, with an almost dreamlike soundscape".

Critical reception

Nanci Dagg of ''Canadian Beats Media'' referred to the track as a "heartfelt love song", adding that it "takes listeners to that place where those magical memories of falling in love happen while providing everyone that listens to it a bright spot in what has been a challenging year for us all". Courtney Fielder of ''Country100.7'' called the song a "hit", saying it was released "just in time for summer".

Commercial performance

"Lightning Bug" peaked at number 78 on the

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for the week of August 7, 2021. It also peaked at number seven on the ''

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chart for the same week, marking Brody's twenty-ninth career top ten hit. It has been certified Gold by

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Charts

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References

{{authority control 2020 songs 2021 singles Dean Brody songs Songs written by Dean Brody Song recordings produced by Todd Clark