"Neon Light" is a song written by Andrew Dorff,

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Josh Kear Josh Kear is a Nashville-based songwriter signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing. In 2007, he cowrote Carrie Underwood’s hit "Before He Cheats" with Chris Tompkins. The song spent five weeks at the top of the charts. His song "Drinking Class", pe ...

and recorded by American

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. It was released to country radio on August 18, 2014, as the lead single to his eighth studio album ''

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''. The album was released on September 30, 2014.

Content

The song is a mid-tempo with a "pulsing drum loop" and "banjo, acoustic guitar, and Telecaster piling on layer by layer". It is about a man who heads to a bar after a breakup and states that "there's a neon light at the end of the tunnel".

Critical reception

Jon Freeman of ''

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'' gave the song a "B". He called the song "a move back toward center and the more traditional country fare that launched his career" but criticized the repetition of the lyrics on the verses.

Commercial performance

The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 5, 2015. It has sold 526,000 copies in the US as of January 2015. Sales figure give
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Music video

The music video was directed by Cody Kern and premiered on 12 September 2014.

Charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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