"Rumor" is a song by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer

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 written by Brice, along with

Ashley Gorley Ashley Glenn Gorley (born April 29, 1977) is an American songwriter, publisher, and producer from Danville, Kentucky, who is based in Nashville, Tennessee. Gorley has written 60 number 1 songs and has over 300 songs recorded by artists including ...

and Kyle Jacobs. It was released to radio on July 16, 2018 as the second single from Brice's self-titled studio album. The song was also remixed by producer Bryan Todd.

Background

Brice wrote the song with

and Kyle Jacobs. He said the song is a "natural throwback" to the small town he grew up in, where rumors travel quickly, be they true or false. The country song has been described as "blues-inflected ballad", and it is about a man and a woman who are so close together that people gossip about them, despite them not being in a relationship.

Commercial performance

The song was released for sale on September 4, 2018 followed by a video release. It first entered ''Billboard''s Country Airplay at number 59 and Hot Country Songs at number 44 on charts dated September 15, 2018. In July 2019, it became Brice's fifth number one single on the Country Airplay chart, and his first since " I Don't Dance" in August 2014. It was the highest-charting song of his career, peaking at number 25 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, until it was surpassed by "

One of Them Girls "One of Them Girls" is a song recorded by American country music singer Lee Brice. It is the lead single from his fifth studio album ''Hey World''. Brice wrote the song with Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson, and Ben Johnson. It is the highest-char ...

", which peaked at number 17 the following year. The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA on July 2, 2019. It has sold 280,000 copies in the United States as of September 2019. It was nominated for single of the year at the 55th Academy of Country Music Awards.

Music video

The music video for the song was released on September 5, 2018. It was directed by Ryan "Spidy" Smith and shot in Nashville. The video features Brice's wife Sara who plays the main love interest in the video. Was featured in the Hallmark movie, ''My One and Only'' in 2019.

Charts

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Certifications

References

{{Lee Brice 2018 songs Lee Brice songs Curb Records singles Songs written by Ashley Gorley Songs written by Kyle Jacobs (songwriter)