"We Went" is a song recorded by American

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artist

Randy Houser Shawn Randolph Houser (born December 18, 1975) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Universal South Records in 2008, he charted the single "Anything Goes". It was a top 20 hit on the '' Billboard'' country singles chart a ...

. It was initially released online via

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on April 27, 2015, with a wide release on May 18. It is the lead single to Houser's fourth studio album, '' Fired Up'', which was released March 11, 2016. The song was written by Justin Wilson, Matt Rogers and John King.

Music video

The music video for "We Went" was directed by Dustin Rikert and premiered in August 2015.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of ''

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'' gave the song a positive review, saying that "The ''How Country Feels'' album was a commercial comeback album for Houser, but this song feels more personal. Maybe he's just more confident after several No. 1 hits. "We Went" is not a true vocal showcase a la "Like a Cowboy," but there's enough power between his voice and this arrangement to remind fans he's not resting on a good year or two."

Chart performance

The single has sold 300,000 copies in the US as of March 2016.

Year-end charts

References

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