"Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" is a song written by

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and Patrick Jason Matthews and recorded by American

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singer

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. It was released in May 2005 as the first single from Currington's 2005 album '' Doin' Somethin' Right''. The song became Currington’s first number one hit on the U.S. ''

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Content

The song is a love ballad, set in the key of

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, with a main chord pattern of Fm-D-A on the verses. In it, the narrator says that he "must be doin' somethin' right" in the relationship with his lover.

Critical reception

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wrote that the song "gets a nicely mellow, relaxed Californian vibe".

Chart performance

"Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 11, 2005, and peaked at No. 1 on December 31, 2005. The song has sold 1,282,000 copies in the US as of January 2016.

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Release history

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References

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