"Shut Me Up" 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, ...

group

Old Dominion Old Dominion most commonly refers to: *The Old Dominion, a nickname for the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia ** Colony of Virginia *Old Dominion University, a public university in Norfolk, Virginia **Old Dominion Monarchs, the athletic teams represe ...

. It was released in November 2014 as their debut single from their self-titled EP. Band members

Matthew Ramsey Matthew Thomas Ramsey (born October 21, 1977) is an American country music singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of his band Old Dominion, with several hit songs on country radio to his credit. Early life Ramsey gr ...

and Brad Tursi wrote the song with Andrew Dorff.

Critical reception

Carrie Horton of ''

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'' reviewed the single favorably, writing that "The

hard-rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...

vibe of ‘Shut Me Up’ instantly grabs listeners in the first heavy drum beats and guitar chords and is on full display during the electric guitar-heavy bridge. Fans won’t find twang here, but that sure doesn’t mean ‘Shut Me Up’ isn’t country. In fact, it’s one of the most fun, catchy and genuinely great country songs we’ve heard this summer."

Music video

The song's

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was released in October 2014 and was directed by Marcel Chagnon.

Charts and certifications

The song reached number 58 on the

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chart for the week ending January 17, 2015.

References

{{Old Dominion 2014 songs 2014 debut singles Old Dominion (band) songs Songs written by Matthew Ramsey Music videos directed by Marcel (singer) Songs written by Andrew Dorff Song recordings produced by Shane McAnally Songs written by Brad Tursi