"Song for Another Time" is a song recorded 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

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. It was released in June 2016 as the third single from their debut album '' Meat and Candy''.

Background

According to

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 ...

, he first came up with the song title as his take on the saying, "That's a story for another time." However, the band could not find an idea that would fit the song title. A month later, while on tour with

Kenny Chesney Kenneth Arnold Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has recorded more than 20 albums and has produced more than 40 Top 10 singles on the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Coun ...

, he discussed the song again with bandmates Brad Tursi and

Trevor Rosen Trevor Joseph Rosen (born February 18, 1975) is an American country music songwriter and musician. He is also a member of the American country music band Old Dominion, in which he plays guitar and keyboards. Early life Trevor Rosen grew up in W ...

, as well as songwriter

Matt Jenkins Matt Jenkins (born in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American country music artist. Signed to Universal South Records in 2003, he released two singles in 2005, including "King of the Castle", which reached number 51 on the Hot Country Songs charts, but ...

who had joined them on the tour. They came up with the idea of telling the story of the breakup of a relationship, but doing it through other song titles. They wrote the song that night on the tour bus. After the song was written, the band performed it at a sound check during the tour. They loved how it sounded so much that they decided to record the song for their album, even though they had already recorded all the songs necessary for the album: they called their producer,

Shane McAnally Shane McAnally (born October 12, 1974) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. Originally a solo artist for Curb Records in 1999, McAnally charted three singles on Hot Country Songs, including the No. 31 " Are Y ...

, to reassemble the recording crew for one last song, and they quickly returned from the tour to record it. (They also recorded many of the background vocals in dressing rooms and hotel rooms so they could finish the recording.)

Commercial performance

The song debuted on Country Airplay at No. 53 for chart dated June 25, 2016, and entered the Hot Country Songs chart the following week at No. 44. The song peaked at No. 4 on Hot Country Songs chart, and reached No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart in December 2016, the second No. 1 for the band on the chart. The song has sold 309,000 copies in the US as of March 2017. It was certified Platinum on August 22, 2018.

Music video

The music video was directed by Steve Condon and premiered in August 2016.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year end charts

Certifications

References

{{Old Dominion 2016 singles 2015 songs RCA Records Nashville singles Old Dominion (band) songs Songs written by Brad Tursi Songs written by Matt Jenkins Songs written by Matthew Ramsey Songs written by Trevor Rosen Song recordings produced by Shane McAnally