Put You in a Song

"Put You in a Song"
Single by Keith Urban
from the album Get Closer
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2010
Recorded2010
GenreCountry
Length3:38
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)Keith Urban
Jedd Hughes
Sarah Buxton
Producer(s)Keith Urban
Dann Huff
Keith Urban singles chronology
"I'm In"
(2010) 		"Put You in a Song"
(2010) 		"Without You"
(2011)

"Put You in a Song" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released on September 13, 2010 as the first single from his 2010 album Get Closer.[1] The song peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Urban wrote this song with Sarah Buxton and Jedd Hughes.

Content

"Put You in a Song" is about a guy's desire to write a song about the girl he adores. According to Urban, it's about a "guy in love with the unattainable girl. And the idea that the only chance that this poor guy is ever going to have to get close to the object of his affection is to put her in a song...that way he'd be able to take her with him everywhere he goes...day and night."[2]

Music video

The music video premiered on October 1, 2010 during CMT's Big New Music Weekend.[3] It features footage of Keith Urban recording the song in a studio and was shot/directed by Brad Belanger.

Critical reception

Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song a four-out-of-five star rating, citing it "a sing-a-long quality song that will no doubt rocket up the country radio charts."[4] Leeann Ward of Country Universe gave the song a B+ grade, concluding her review by comparing the sound to the tracks on Urban's 2004 album Be Here, and calling it "hopeful for the upcoming album."[5]

Chart performance

"Put You in a Song" debuted at number 29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of October 2, 2010. It soon peaked at number 2 on that chart, behind Kenny Chesney's "Somewhere with You". It also debuted at number 82 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of October 2, 2010, and number 66 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of October 9, 2010.[6]

Chart (2010–2011) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 49
Canada Country (Billboard)[8] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 53
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 42

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Keith Urban Announces New Album and Single
  2. ^ "Keith Urban Announces New Album and Single". Archived from the original on September 6, 2010.
  3. ^ Eight Videos Debuting During CMT Big New Music Weekend
  4. ^ Bjorke, Matt (2010-09-14). "Keith Urban - "Put You in a Song"". Roughstock. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  5. ^ Ward, Leeann (2010-09-22). "Keith Urban - "Put You in a Song"". Country Universe. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
  6. ^ "Chart Highlights: Pop, Rock, Alternative Songs & More". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
  7. ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  8. ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  9. ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  10. ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  11. ^ "Best of 2011: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  12. ^ "American single certifications – Keith Urban – Put You in a Song". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 24, 2019.