"Parking Lot Party" is song co-written and recorded by American

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Lee Brice Kenneth Mobley Brice Jr. (born June 10, 1979), known professionally as Lee Brice, is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Curb Records. Brice has released five albums with the label: '' Love Like Crazy'', '' Hard to Love'', ...

. It was released in May 2013 as the fourth single from his 2012 album '' Hard 2 Love''. The song was written by Brice,

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Luke Laird Luke Robert Laird (born May 4, 1978 in Hartstown, Pennsylvania) is an American country music songwriter and producer. He has written over 20 number one ''Billboard'' singles, including Carrie Underwood's "So Small", "Temporary Home", and " Un ...

Content

The song is an up-tempo about a male partying with his friends before a concert. The album version of the song contains an introduction from syndicated radio show hosts

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Critical reception

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'' gave it 2.5 stars out of 5, saying that 'Parking Lot Party' is a good (but not great) party song, a subgenre that rarely gets top ratings anyway. Phony crowd effects only obfuscate a simple song, and this jam would be better without that addition." Giving it 4 out of 5 stars, Bobby Peacock of ''Roughstock'' said that " The production is loud, but in a rockin' kind of way that adds energy...and Brice's rough-edged vocal is full of charm."Single Review: Lee Brice - Parking Lot Party , Country Music Reviews, Taylor Swift to Lady Antebellum , Roughstock.com

Chart and certifications

The song has sold 519,000 copies in the US as of January 2014. As of January 15, 2014, "Parking Lot Party" is Brice's fourth consecutive single, and his fifth total, to be certified Gold or higher by the RIAA.

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Certifications

References

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