"That Song in My Head" is a song written by
Tony Martin,
Wendell Mobley
Wendell Lee Mobley (born in Celina, Ohio) is an American country music songwriter. He has written No. 1 hits for Rascal Flatts and Kenny Chesney.
He began playing in local bands before moving to Nashville, Tennessee, where he found a job playing ...
and
Jim Collins, and 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, ...
singer and professional dancer
Julianne Hough
Julianne Alexandra Hough (; born July 20, 1988) is an American dancer, actress, and singer. In 2007, she joined the cast of ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars'' as a professional dancer, winning two seasons with her celebrity partners. After leavin ...
. The song was released March 3, 2008 on as the first single from her
self-titled debut album. It was a top 20 hit on the ''
Billboard''
Hot Country Songs charts.
Critical reception
The single was overall met with positive reviews from websites. ''
Billboard'' said that the song was "marked by a sweet tone and warm texture.
[Deborah Evans Pric]
Julianne Hough song review - "That Song in My Head"
''Billboard.com''; retrieved 6-18-08 ''
Slant Magazine'' said the single had "enthusiasm and charm".
Music video
The music video takes place in two scenes, a beach party at night and a pier during daytime, the
Ventura Pier in
Ventura, California
Ventura, officially named San Buenaventura (Spanish for "Saint Bonaventure"), is a city on the Southern Coast of California and the county seat of Ventura County. The population was 110,763 at the 2020 census. Ventura is a popular tourist des ...
. The music video starts off with Hough on a boat with radio, remembering past memories. The video then goes back to a couple of days before when Hough was at the nighttime beach party, standing beside the truck from where her lover was dancing from, and dancing to the song on the radio. The video then goes to pier, showing Hough walking down the pier with a portable radio, watching the events that go on in the pier, including palm reading and a man breakdancing. The video regularly goes through both scenes throughout the course of the video. It then ends with Hough finding her lover at the end of the day beside the beach with the same truck. The two then kiss and soon after, the music video ends. It was directed by Trey Fanjoy.
Chart performance
"That Song in My Head" debuted at number 51 on the U.S. ''Billboard''
Hot Country Songs chart on the chart week of March 5, 2008. The song reached the top 40 in its third week on that chart. The song soon reached the top 20 after being on the charts for over 20 weeks. It then debuted on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 88 the same week.
[''Yahoo news.com']
Country rookie dancing up the charts
retrieved 6-18-08.
The song reached a peak of number 18 on the country chart for the week of August 2, 2008.
References
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External links
"That Song in My Head" music video
Songs about music
2008 singles
Julianne Hough songs
Songs written by Jim Collins (singer)
Songs written by Tony Martin (songwriter)
Song recordings produced by David Malloy
Songs written by Wendell Mobley
Music videos directed by Trey Fanjoy
Mercury Records singles
2008 songs