The lyric is about a trucker who is on the road, and separated from his lover due to the weather. Co-writer Wyatt Durrette told The Boot:
There was a girl I was seeing, who lived in Kansas City. We really liked each other, but geography and timing just wasn't working for us. She was getting pretty frustrated with the whole thing and wanted me to slow down, as far as traveling so much and all those things. I wasn't willing to do that because we were just getting started, and I'm chasing my dreams.[1]
"Colder Weather" is in the key of E-flat major, with the guitars set to E♭ tuning. In this song, Brown's vocals range from B♭2 to A♭4.
Critical receptionedit
The song has received primarily positive reviews from critics. Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly, in her review of the album, called it "lyrically profound,"[2] and Eric R. Danton of the Hartford Courant said that it was the "sorrowful, solitary kind of song with an old-school country-ballad feel made for crisp nights in the high country."[3] Giving it a "thumbs up," Karlie Justus of Engine 145 called it "loneliness and longing set to music", also praising the production and lyrics. She compared the song's style to Merle Haggard.[4] Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine was less favorable, calling the song "somewhat strident and inorganic."[5]
Music videoedit
The music video was directed by Darren Doane and premiered in February 2011. Australian actor Liam Hemsworth appeared in the video portraying the male character who temporarily leaves his girlfriend during the winter. Tori McPetrie portrays his girlfriend.
^Conaway, Alanna (March 1, 2011). "Zac Brown Band, 'Colder Weather' – Story Behind the Lyrics". The Boot. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
^Phillips, Jessica (September 17, 2010). "You Get What You Give : Zac Brown Band – Reviews – Country Weekly Magazine". Country Weekly. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
^Danton, Eric R. (September 21, 2010). "You Get What You Give : Zac Brown Band – Reviews – Country Weekly Magazine". The Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
^Justus, Karlie (January 12, 2011). . Engine 145. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
^Keefe, Jonathan (September 19, 2010). "Zac Brown Band: You Get What You Give". Slant Magazine. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
^"Zac Brown Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
^"Zac Brown Band Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
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^"Zac Brown Band Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
colder, weather, song, american, country, music, group, brown, band, lead, singer, brown, wrote, song, with, bowles, band, keyboardist, guitarist, wyatt, durrette, levi, lowrey, band, seventh, single, release, overall, second, single, from, their, 2010, album,. Colder Weather is a song by American country music group Zac Brown Band Lead singer Zac Brown co wrote the song with Coy Bowles the band s keyboardist and guitarist Wyatt Durrette and Levi Lowrey It is the band s seventh single release overall and the second single from their 2010 album You Get What You Give Colder Weather Single by Zac Brown Bandfrom the album You Get What You GiveReleasedDecember 20 2010 2010 12 20 GenreCountryLength4 35LabelAtlantic Southern GroundSongwriter s Zac BrownWyatt DurretteLevi LowreyCoy BowlesProducer s Zac BrownKeith StegallZac Brown Band singles chronology As She s Walking Away 2010 Colder Weather 2010 Knee Deep 2011 Contents 1 Content 2 Critical reception 3 Music video 4 Charts and certifications 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 4 3 Certifications 5 References 6 External linksContent editThe lyric is about a trucker who is on the road and separated from his lover due to the weather Co writer Wyatt Durrette told The Boot There was a girl I was seeing who lived in Kansas City We really liked each other but geography and timing just wasn t working for us She was getting pretty frustrated with the whole thing and wanted me to slow down as far as traveling so much and all those things I wasn t willing to do that because we were just getting started and I m chasing my dreams 1 Colder Weather is in the key of E flat major with the guitars set to E tuning In this song Brown s vocals range from B 2 to A 4 Critical reception editThe song has received primarily positive reviews from critics Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly in her review of the album called it lyrically profound 2 and Eric R Danton of the Hartford Courant said that it was the sorrowful solitary kind of song with an old school country ballad feel made for crisp nights in the high country 3 Giving it a thumbs up Karlie Justus of Engine 145 called it loneliness and longing set to music also praising the production and lyrics She compared the song s style to Merle Haggard 4 Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine was less favorable calling the song somewhat strident and inorganic 5 Music video editThe music video was directed by Darren Doane and premiered in February 2011 Australian actor Liam Hemsworth appeared in the video portraying the male character who temporarily leaves his girlfriend during the winter Tori McPetrie portrays his girlfriend Charts and certifications editWeekly charts edit Chart 2010 2011 PeakpositionCanada Country Billboard 6 1Canada Canadian Hot 100 7 47US Hot Country Songs Billboard 8 1US Billboard Hot 100 9 29Year end charts edit Chart 2011 PositionUS Country Songs Billboard 10 39US Billboard Hot 100 11 99 Certifications edit Region Certification Certified units salesCanada Music Canada 12 Gold 40 000 United States RIAA 14 2 Platinum 2 017 000 13 Sales figures based on certification alone References edit Conaway Alanna March 1 2011 Zac Brown Band Colder Weather Story Behind the Lyrics The Boot Retrieved November 8 2011 Phillips Jessica September 17 2010 You Get What You Give Zac Brown Band Reviews Country Weekly Magazine Country Weekly Retrieved January 24 2011 Danton Eric R September 21 2010 You Get What You Give Zac Brown Band Reviews Country Weekly Magazine The Hartford Courant Archived from the original on January 2 2013 Retrieved January 24 2011 Justus Karlie January 12 2011 Zac Brown Band Colder Weather Engine 145 Archived from the original on November 7 2014 Retrieved January 24 2011 Keefe Jonathan September 19 2010 Zac Brown Band You Get What You Give Slant Magazine Retrieved January 24 2011 Zac Brown Chart History Canada Country Billboard Retrieved December 12 2021 Zac Brown Band Chart History Canadian Hot 100 Billboard Zac Brown Band Chart History Hot Country Songs Billboard Zac Brown Band Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Best of 2011 Country Songs Billboard Prometheus Global Media 2011 Retrieved December 10 2011 Best of 2011 Hot 100 Songs Billboard Prometheus Global Media 2011 Retrieved December 9 2011 Canadian single certifications Zac Brown Band Colder Weather Music Canada Retrieved January 10 2014 Bjorke Matt February 16 2016 The Top 30 Digital Country Singles February 16 2016 American single certifications Zac Brown Band Colder Weather Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved September 16 2017 External links editOfficial Music Video Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Colder Weather amp oldid 1135651025, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
