"Where It's At" (also commonly known as "Where It's At (Yep, Yep)") is a song recorded by American

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artist

Dustin Lynch Dustin Charles Lynch (born May 14, 1985) is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Broken Bow Records. Lynch has released four albums and one EP for the label: a self-titled album in 2012, '' Where It's At'' in 2014, '' Curren ...

. It was released in March 2014 as the first single from his second studio album. The album, '' Where It's At'', was released on September 9, 2014. The song was written by

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Zach Crowell Zach Crowell is a songwriter and record producer, who was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. Crowell is involved in a joint publishing agreement with Round Hill Music and Taperoom Music. In 2012, he co-wrote and produced the song "Confe$$io ...

and

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. The song garnered positive reviews from critics who praised its upbeat instrumentals and Lynch's vocal performance. The single was Lynch's first number-one single on the ''

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chart. It also charted at numbers 4 and 42 on both the

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and

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charts respectively. The song was certified

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by the

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(RIAA), denoting sales of over half-a-million units in that country. It achieved similar chart success in Canada, peaking at number 4 on the

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chart and number 67 on the

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chart. An accompanying

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for the song, directed by

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, features Lynch hanging out with his girlfriend in various romantic escapades.

Critical reception

The song received a favorable review from ''

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'' calling it "catchy and easy to appreciate" and stating that "a song that doesn’t take itself too seriously but is still plenty enjoyable deserves appreciation." Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' gave the song four stars out of five, writing that it "has all the elements of a mainstream hit, from catchy jangly lead guitars to Dustin Lynch’s strong voice singing a rhythmic melody." Markos Papadatos of ''Digital Journal'' gave the song four and a half stars out of five, saying that it is "upbeat and it has a laid-back summertime vibe to it" and comparing it favorably to

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Music video

The music video was directed by

and premiered in June 2014. The music video has Lynch hanging out with his girlfriend in various romantic escapades during the morning and evening. Most of the shots are taken from the point of view of a camcorder held by Lynch's girlfriend.

Chart performance

"Where It's At (Yep, Yep)" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. ''

chart for the week of April 5, 2014. It also debuted at number 48 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

chart for the week of April 26, 2014, with 34,000 copies sold for the week. It also debuted at number 94 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

chart for the week of May 3, 2014. The song was certified

by the

(RIAA) on August 21, 2014. "Where It's At" is Lynch's first single to be certified Gold since his debut single " Cowboys and Angels", which was certified Gold in September 2012. It has sold 598,000 copies in the U.S. as of October 2014. Sales figure give
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Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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