"Crash and Burn" | ||||
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Single by Thomas Rhett | ||||
from the album Tangled Up | ||||
Released | April 27, 2015 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
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Length | 3:10 | |||
Label | Valory Music Group | |||
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"Crash and Burn" is a song recorded by American country music artist Thomas Rhett. It was released to digital retailers on April 7, 2015 via Valory Music Group as the lead single to Rhett's second studio album, Tangled Up, and was released to country radio on April 27, 2015. The song was written by Jesse Frasure and Chris Stapleton.
Prior to the song's release, Rhett admitted that he was worried about the feedback from fans about the new single because of its pop- and R&B-influenced sound.
"Crash and Burn" debuted at number 38 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week ending April 25, 2015. It sold 40,000 copies in the US in its debut week. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Hot Country Songs, and No. 36 on the Hot 100 for charts dated September 5, 2015. The song reached No. 1 on the Country Airplay three weeks later, his fourth number ones on this chart and the fastest to reach the top spot. The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA on September 23, 2015. As of January 2016, the song has sold 882,000 copies in the US.
The music video was directed by TK McKamy and premiered in June 2015.
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone