"Blame It on the Double" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country rock artist Cory Marks. It was a promotional single from Marks' studio album Who I Am,[1] and later became a single at German and British rock radio.[2] The track was co-written by Kevin Churko and Kane Churko.[3]
Marks co-wrote the song with his producers Kevin Churko and Kane Churko in 2015.[4] He referred to it as a "country/rock small town party anthem".[5]
Critical receptionedit
"Blame It on the Double" was named Top Country "Pick of the Week" for February 14, 2020, with the outlet saying it "has a fresh country sound with a signature rock feel".[5]
Music videoedit
The official music video for "Blame It on the Double" premiered on February 14, 2020.[6][7]
Marks decided to release a new version of "Blame It on the Double" because he felt it "needed to be heard".[4] He cited Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Pantera, and Ozzy Osbourne as both country and rock influences reflected in this song, and said that adding Tyler Connolly and Jason Hook to the track gave it "epic rock energy".[10] Connolly said he "jumped at the chance" when asked to be on the track, calling Marks the "future of outlaw country music". Hook stated he was "honoured to be asked to contribute" and called Marks and co-writer / producer Kevin Churko "dear friends".[8]
Critical receptionedit
Dave Brooks of Billboard said the track "reflects on all the freedoms that come with the loss of control during a night out on the town".[8] Chris Parton of Sounds Like Nashville called the song an "aggressive hard-rock anthem" noting "crunchy guitars and pounding drums with lyrics that nod to country greats".[11] Kerry Doole of FYI Music News labelled the new version a "rockin' remake" of the original track.[12]
Music videoedit
The official music video for the second version of "Blame It on the Double" was filmed at a drive-in theatre in Los Angeles, California, and premiered on April 30, 2021.[11][13] It features Marks, Connolly, and Hook, and integrates footage from the film The Retaliators as well.[11]
Country Mixedit
Marks included a new "Country Mix" of the song on his extended play Nashville Mornings in June 2021.[14] This version of the song was sent to Canadian country radio.[15]
Music videoedit
The official music video for the "Blame It on the Double - Country Mix" premiered on July 2, 2021.[16] The video features Marks and Connolly each recording their own parts of the song whilst having fun in the process.[17][18]
Awards and nominationsedit
Year
Association
Category
Nominated Work
Result
Ref
2022
Country Music Association of Ontario
Songwriter(s) of the Year
"Blame It on the Double" (with Kevin Churko and Kane Churko)
^The track was officially sent to German and British rock radio as a single on October 5, 2020.
^The track was officially sent to Canadian rock radio as a single on May 14, 2021.
Referencesedit
^Iahn, Buddy (August 11, 2020). "CORY MARKS 'WHO I AM' DEBUTS WORLDWIDE". The Music Universe.
^"Cory Marks on Twitter: "Very excited to announce that my single #BlameItOnTheDouble is now at UK & [German] rock radio!! 🥃🥃 @BetterNoise 🇬🇧🇨🇦"". Retrieved October 5, 2020 – via Twitter.
^"Cory Marks - Blame It On The Double". New Country Songs. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^ abDagg, Nanci (April 30, 2021). "Interview – Cory Marks". Canadian Beats Media. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^ ab"Top Country Pick: Cory Marks 'Blame It On The Double'". Top Country. February 14, 2020.
^"Cory Marks releases new video for 'Blame It On The Double'". OriginalRock. February 14, 2020.
^"Cory Marks - Blame It On The Double (Official Music Video)" (video). YouTube. February 14, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^ abcBrooks, Dave (April 30, 2021). "Cory Marks Drops Single With Jason Hook & Theory of a Deadman's Tyler Connolly". Billboard.
^Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (April 30, 2021). "Cory Marks Releases 'Blame It On The Double' Featuring Tyler Connolly Of Theory Of A Deadman And Jason Hook". Entertainment Focus.
^"Cory Marks unleashes new 'Blame It On The Double' collaboration with Tyler Connolly". Music-News.com. April 30, 2021.
^ abcParton, Chris (April 30, 2021). "CORY MARKS PUTS THE HAMMER DOWN FOR 'BLAME IT ON THE DOUBLE' COLLAB". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^"Music News Digest, May 3, 2021". FYI Music News. May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^"Cory Marks - Blame It On The Double feat. Tyler Connolly of Theory Of A Deadman and Jason Hook" (video). YouTube. April 30, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^"CORY MARKS' NEW 'NASHVILLE MORNINGS' EP OFFERS REFRESHED APPROACH TO THE COUNTRY-ROCKER'S CATALOGUE". Rock N' Load Magazine. June 17, 2021.
^"Cory Marks Releases Blame It On The Double Country Mix Video" (video). antiMusic. July 4, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^"Cory Marks - Blame It On The Double ft. Tyler Connolly of Theory Of A Dead Man (Official Video)" (video). YouTube. July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^"Cory Marks releases a video for 'Blame it on the double' Country mix" (video). Rock News. July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^"Cory Marks Unleashes 'Blame It On the Double (Country Mix)' feat. Theory of a Deadman's Tyler Connolly" (video). The Rock Father. July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^"2022 CMAOntario Awards Nominees Announced". CMA Ontario. March 24, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
^"10th Annual CMAOntario Awards Winners Announced". CMA Ontario. June 6, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
December 13, 2023
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Blame It on the Double is a song co written and recorded by Canadian country rock artist Cory Marks It was a promotional single from Marks studio album Who I Am 1 and later became a single at German and British rock radio 2 The track was co written by Kevin Churko and Kane Churko 3 Blame It on the Double Single by Cory Marksfrom the album Who I AmReleasedJanuary 30 2020 2020 01 30 A GenreCountry rockLength3 27LabelBetter NoiseSongwriter s Cory MarksKevin ChurkoKane ChurkoProducer s Kevin ChurkoKane ChurkoCory Marks singles chronology Drive 2020 Blame It on the Double 2020 Burn It Up 2022 Music video Blame It on the Double on YouTube Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Music video 4 Collaborative version 4 1 Background 4 2 Critical reception 4 3 Music video 5 Country Mix 5 1 Music video 6 Awards and nominations 7 Notes 8 ReferencesBackground editMarks co wrote the song with his producers Kevin Churko and Kane Churko in 2015 4 He referred to it as a country rock small town party anthem 5 Critical reception edit Blame It on the Double was named Top Country Pick of the Week for February 14 2020 with the outlet saying it has a fresh country sound with a signature rock feel 5 Music video editThe official music video for Blame It on the Double premiered on February 14 2020 6 7 Collaborative version edit Blame It on the Double nbsp Single by Cory Marks featuring Tyler Connolly amp Jason HookReleasedApril 30 2021 2021 04 30 B GenreHard rockLength3 27LabelBetter NoiseSongwriter s Cory MarksKevin ChurkoKane ChurkoProducer s Kevin ChurkoKane ChurkoMusic video Blame It on the Double on YouTube Blame It on the Double Country Mix nbsp Single by Cory Marks featuring Tyler Connollyfrom the EP Nashville MorningsReleasedJuly 16 2021 2021 07 16 GenreOutlaw countryLength3 09LabelBetter NoiseSongwriter s Cory MarksKevin ChurkoKane ChurkoProducer s Kevin ChurkoKane ChurkoMusic video Blame It on the Double Country Mix on YouTubeA new version of the song was released in April 2021 featuring Tyler Connolly lead vocalist of Canadian rock band Theory of a Deadman and Jason Hook former lead guitarist of Five Finger Death Punch 8 This version of the track will be featured on the 2021 film The Retaliators 9 Background edit Marks decided to release a new version of Blame It on the Double because he felt it needed to be heard 4 He cited Merle Haggard Waylon Jennings Pantera and Ozzy Osbourne as both country and rock influences reflected in this song and said that adding Tyler Connolly and Jason Hook to the track gave it epic rock energy 10 Connolly said he jumped at the chance when asked to be on the track calling Marks the future of outlaw country music Hook stated he was honoured to be asked to contribute and called Marks and co writer producer Kevin Churko dear friends 8 Critical reception edit Dave Brooks of Billboard said the track reflects on all the freedoms that come with the loss of control during a night out on the town 8 Chris Parton of Sounds Like Nashville called the song an aggressive hard rock anthem noting crunchy guitars and pounding drums with lyrics that nod to country greats 11 Kerry Doole of FYI Music News labelled the new version a rockin remake of the original track 12 Music video edit The official music video for the second version of Blame It on the Double was filmed at a drive in theatre in Los Angeles California and premiered on April 30 2021 11 13 It features Marks Connolly and Hook and integrates footage from the film The Retaliators as well 11 Country Mix editMarks included a new Country Mix of the song on his extended play Nashville Mornings in June 2021 14 This version of the song was sent to Canadian country radio 15 Music video edit The official music video for the Blame It on the Double Country Mix premiered on July 2 2021 16 The video features Marks and Connolly each recording their own parts of the song whilst having fun in the process 17 18 Awards and nominations editYear Association Category Nominated Work Result Ref2022 Country Music Association of Ontario Songwriter s of the Year Blame It on the Double with Kevin Churko and Kane Churko Nominated 19 20 Notes edit The track was officially sent to German and British rock radio as a single on October 5 2020 The track was officially sent to Canadian rock radio as a single on May 14 2021 References edit Iahn Buddy August 11 2020 CORY MARKS WHO I AM DEBUTS WORLDWIDE The Music Universe Cory Marks on Twitter Very excited to announce that my single BlameItOnTheDouble is now at UK amp German rock radio BetterNoise Retrieved October 5 2020 via Twitter Cory Marks Blame It On The Double New Country Songs Retrieved May 4 2021 a b Dagg Nanci April 30 2021 Interview Cory Marks Canadian Beats Media Retrieved May 4 2021 a b Top Country Pick Cory Marks Blame It On The Double Top Country February 14 2020 Cory Marks releases new video for Blame It On The Double OriginalRock February 14 2020 Cory Marks Blame It On The Double Official Music Video video YouTube February 14 2020 Retrieved May 4 2021 a b c Brooks Dave April 30 2021 Cory Marks Drops Single With Jason Hook amp Theory of a Deadman s Tyler Connolly Billboard Ellwood Hughes Pip April 30 2021 Cory Marks Releases Blame It On The Double Featuring Tyler Connolly Of Theory Of A Deadman And Jason Hook Entertainment Focus Cory Marks unleashes new Blame It On The Double collaboration with Tyler Connolly Music News com April 30 2021 a b c Parton Chris April 30 2021 CORY MARKS PUTS THE HAMMER DOWN FOR BLAME IT ON THE DOUBLE COLLAB Sounds Like Nashville Retrieved May 4 2021 Music News Digest May 3 2021 FYI Music News May 3 2021 Retrieved May 4 2021 Cory Marks Blame It On The Double feat Tyler Connolly of Theory Of A Deadman and Jason Hook video YouTube April 30 2021 Retrieved May 4 2021 CORY MARKS NEW NASHVILLE MORNINGS EP OFFERS REFRESHED APPROACH TO THE COUNTRY ROCKER S CATALOGUE Rock N Load Magazine June 17 2021 Cory Marks Releases Blame It On The Double Country Mix Video video antiMusic July 4 2021 Retrieved July 13 2021 Cory Marks Blame It On The Double ft Tyler Connolly of Theory Of A Dead Man Official Video video YouTube July 2 2021 Retrieved July 13 2021 Cory Marks releases a video for Blame it on the double Country mix video Rock News July 2 2021 Retrieved July 13 2021 Cory Marks Unleashes Blame It On the Double Country Mix feat Theory of a Deadman s Tyler Connolly video The Rock Father July 2 2021 Retrieved July 13 2021 2022 CMAOntario Awards Nominees Announced CMA Ontario March 24 2022 Retrieved June 7 2022 10th Annual CMAOntario Awards Winners Announced CMA Ontario June 6 2022 Retrieved June 7 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blame It on the Double amp oldid 1150697198, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
