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Released | August 7, 2020 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 33:44 | |||
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Born Here Live Here Die Here is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Luke Bryan. It was released on August 7, 2020,[3] by Capitol Nashville. The album includes the singles "Knockin' Boots", "What She Wants Tonight", "One Margarita", and "Down to One".[4] A deluxe edition with six extra songs, including the album's fifth single "Waves" and its sixth single, "Up", was released on April 9, 2021.[5]
The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top Country Albums charts, earning 65,000 album-equivalent units (of which 48,000 were pure album sales) in its first week.[6]
Background
"Knockin' Boots" was released on April 8, 2019[7][8] as the debut single from Bryan's seventh studio album. "What She Wants Tonight" was released on October 24, 2019[9] as the second single. In January 2020 during an Instagram Live video, Bryan announced the name of the album would be Born Here Live Here Die Here.[10] In February 2020, Bryan released the title track, the album's track listing and announced it would be released on April 24, 2020.[11][12][13] On March 13, 2020, "One Margarita" was released,[14] and it would later be sent to country radio on April 13, 2020,[1] after Capitol Nashville and Bryan postponed the album's release to August 7, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][15] On June 12, 2020, Bryan released the track "Build Me a Daddy"[16] along with a music video for the song.[17]
Commercial performance
Born Here Live Here Die Here debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 65,000 album-equivalent units (of which 48,000 were pure album sales) in its first week.[6] This became Bryan's eleventh US top-ten album.[6] The album also debuted at number one on the US Top Country Albums chart, becoming Bryan's ninth number one album on this chart.[6]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Knockin' Boots" | 3:20 | |
2. | "What She Wants Tonight" |
| 3:07 |
3. | "Born Here Live Here Die Here" |
| 3:46 |
4. | "One Margarita" |
| 3:13 |
5. | "Too Drunk to Drive" |
| 3:27 |
6. | "Build Me a Daddy" |
| 3:09 |
7. | "Little Less Broken" |
| 3:19 |
8. | "For a Boat" |
| 3:29 |
9. | "Where Are We Goin'" |
| 3:13 |
10. | "Down to One" |
| 3:41 |
Total length: | 33:44 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Country Does" |
| 3:48 |
12. | "Drink a Little Whiskey Down" |
| 3:16 |
13. | "Waves" |
| 3:48 |
14. | "Bill Dance" |
| 3:48 |
15. | "Up" |
| 3:03 |
16. | "Floatin' This Creek" |
| 3:24 |
Total length: | 54:51 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[19]
Musicians
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Technical
- Adam Ayan – mastering engineer
- Derek Bason – mixer, recording engineer
- Chris Small – assistant recording engineer (all tracks), editor (2–16), assistant mixer (11–16)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[34] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[35] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- 1 2 Casey, Jim (April 13, 2020). "Luke Bryan Mixes It Up With New Single, "One Margarita" [Listen]". New Country 96.3. Cumulus Media. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ↑ Parton, Chris (October 13, 2020). "LUKE BRYAN TRIBUTES PRIME ROMANCE IN NEW SINGLE, 'DOWN TO ONE'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- 1 2 Laffer, Lauren (April 7, 2020). "Luke Bryan Pushes Back 'Born Here, Live Here, Die Here' Album Release". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Hear Luke Bryan's 'Born Here Live Here Die Here,' Title Track From New Album". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Luke Bryan's Album, Born Here Live Here Die Here (Deluxe Edition) - Available Now!". The Country Daily. April 9, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Jim Asker & Gary Trust (August 18, 2020). "Luke Bryan's 'Born Here Live Here Die Here' Launches at No. 1 on Top Country Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ↑ Jim Casey (March 29, 2019). "Luke Bryan Kicks Off Upcoming Seventh Studio Album With New Single, "Knockin' Boots" [Listen]". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ↑ "Luke Bryan's 'Knockin' Boots' is sexy like a summer romance [LISTEN]". Taste of Country. March 29, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ↑ Billy Dukes (October 24, 2019). "Luke Bryan's 'What She Wants Tonight' is a burning fantasy [listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ↑ Dukes, Billy (January 16, 2020). "Luke Bryan Announces New Studio Album, 'Born Here Live Here Die Here'". Taste of Country.
- ↑ Hudak, Joseph (February 14, 2020). "Luke Bryan Pines for His Small Town on New Song 'Born Here Live Here Die Here'". Rolling Stone.
- ↑ Stefano, Angela (February 14, 2020). "Luke Bryan's 'Born Here, Live Here, Die Here': Hear His New Album's Title Track". The Boot.
- ↑ Sexton, Paul (February 18, 2020). "Listen To Title Song Of Luke Bryan's 'Born Here Live Here Die Here' Album". uDiscover Music.
- ↑ Reuter, Annie (March 13, 2020). "First Country: New Music From Blanco Brown, Luke Bryan, Jessi Alexander & More". Billboard.
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (April 6, 2020). "Luke Bryan Delays New Album "Born Here, Live Here, Die Here" To August". Roughstock. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ↑ Stefano, Angela. "Luke Bryan's 'Build Me a Daddy' Will Tear Your Heart Out [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ↑ Bonaguro, Alison. "WATCH: Luke Bryan Sings "Build Me a Daddy" with Old School Country Sentiment". CMT. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ↑ Deluxe edition box set: https://store.lukebryan.com/collections/featured-products/products/born-here-live-here-die-here-deluxe-album-t-shirt-cd-boxset Archived 2021-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Credits / Born Here Live Here Die Here (Deluxe Edition) / Luke Bryan". Tidal. August 7, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Luke Bryan – Born Here Live Here Die Here". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ↑ "ARIA Report". ARIA. August 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Luke Bryan – Born Here Live Here Die Here". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ↑ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ↑ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Luke Bryan – Born Here Live Here Die Here". Music Canada. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Luke Bryan – Born Here Live Here Die Here". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 21, 2021.