23 (Sam Hunt song)

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"23"
File:23 Sam Hunt.jpg
Single by Sam Hunt
Released September 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)
Genre Country
Length 2:59
Label MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Chris LaCorte
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"When Was It Over?"
(2021)		 "23"
(2021)		 "Wishful Drinking"
(2021)
Music video
"23" on YouTube

"23" is a song by American country music singer Sam Hunt. It was released on September 9, 2021 as the lead single from his upcoming third studio album. Hunt wrote the song with Shane McAnally, Chris LaCorte, and Josh Osborne, while it was produced by Chris LaCorte.[1]

Background

In July 2020, Hunt shared an acoustic performance video of the track on Instagram, which was later aired as part of the 2020 Highway Finds Fest the same month.[2] Lauren Jo Black of Country Now called the song "nostalgic" about a prior relationship Hunt was in, in which he "fondly reminisc[es] on all of the memories he shared with an ex lover. And although they've moved on from each other, he admits he still cherishes the times they shared together".[3]

Composition

Tom Roland of Billboard noted that the song uses "only two chords" in contrast two country music's three-chord norm, alternating "between a pair of major seventh chords, a four-note construct with one extra note that's only a half step below the root".[4]

Cover art

The photograph used is an early photo of Hunt's wife's aunt and uncle when they were a young couple.[5]

Music video

The music video was released on October 1, 2021, and directed by Tim Mattia. According to Chris Parton of Sounds Like Nashville, the video features three characters: "a single mom who dreams of carefree freedom, an old man who longs for a fast horse and the open range, or a woman still holding on to that 23-year-old summer". The video shows them each using a virtual reality headset to "relive their most treasured memories".[6]

Charts

Chart performance for "23"
Chart (2021–2022) Peak
position
Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN)[7] 13
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 57
Canada Country (Billboard)[9] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 53
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[11] 7
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 10

References

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  8. ↑ "Sam Hunt – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Sam Hunt.
  9. ↑ "Sam Hunt – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Sam Hunt.
  10. ↑ "Sam Hunt – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Sam Hunt.
  11. ↑ "Sam Hunt – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Sam Hunt.
  12. ↑ "Sam Hunt – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Sam Hunt.
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