Happy Endings (album)

Happy Endings is the second studio album by American country music band Old Dominion. It was released on August 25, 2017 by RCA Nashville.^[1] In late 2017, the band hosted a dive bar tour in support of the record.^[2]

Happy Endings
Studio album by Old Dominion
Released	August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)
Genre	Country
Length	38:48
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	Shane McAnally
Old Dominion chronology
Meat and Candy (2015) Happy Endings (2017) Old Dominion (2019)
Singles from Happy Endings
"No Such Thing as a Broken Heart" Released: March 10, 2017 "Written in the Sand" Released: September 18, 2017 "Hotel Key" Released: April 9, 2018

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that "Since Happy Endings flows so easily, it may be easy to glide along with its slick surfaces, but a close listen reveals not only the sturdiness of the songs but the cleverness of the production", rating it 4 out of 5 stars.^[3] Cillea Houghton of Sounds Like Nashville reviewed the album with favor, stating that "The album finds them in a slightly more poignant place than on 2015's Meat and Candy, while still flaunting their clever personalities and unique songwriting style."^[4]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 1 on Top Country Albums, selling 31,000 copies, and 41,000 equivalent album units when streaming and track sales are included.^[5] It also debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 7. It has sold 107,400 copies in the US as of February 2019.^[6]

Track listing

Track listing from Rolling Stone.^[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"No Such Thing as a Broken Heart"	Matthew Ramsey Trevor Rosen Brad Tursi Jesse Frasure	2:57
2.	"Shoe Shopping"	Ramsey Luke Laird Shane McAnally	3:43
3.	"Not Everything's About You"	Ramsey Rosen Tursi Andrew Dorff	3:55
4.	"Hotel Key"	Ramsey Rosen Josh Osborne	2:47
5.	"Be with Me"	Ramsey Tursi Ross Copperman	2:51
6.	"Written in the Sand"	Ramsey Rosen Tursi McAnally	3:06
7.	"So You Go"	Ramsey Rosen Tursi Dorff	2:48
8.	"Stars in the City" (featuring Little Big Town)	Ramsey Rosen Tursi Osborne	3:20
9.	"New York at Night"	Rosen Tursi Jordan Schmidt	3:35
10.	"A Girl Is a Gun"	Ramsey Rosen Tursi Matt Jenkins	2:56
11.	"Still Writing Songs About You"	Ramsey Rosen Tursi McAnally	3:37
12.	"Can't Get You" (live)	Ramsey Dorff Osborne	3:13
Total length:			38:48

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic^[8]

Old Dominion

• Matthew Ramsey - electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
• Trevor Rosen - acoustic guitar, keyboards, background vocals
• Whit Sellers - drums, percussion, background vocals
• Geoff Sprung - bass guitar, synthesizer bass, background vocals
• Brad Tursi - electric guitar, background vocals

Additional Musicians

• Dave Cohen - keyboards
• Kris Donegan - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Ryan Gore - percussion, programming
• Little Big Town - background vocals on "Stars in the City"

Charts

Album

Weekly charts Chart (2017–18) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)^[9] 84 Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[10] 12 New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)^[11] 9 UK Country Albums (OCC)^[12] 3 US Billboard 200^[13] 7 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[14] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[15] 44 Chart (2018) Position US Billboard 200^[16] 151 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[17] 18 Chart (2019) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[18] 49

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[19]	Gold	40,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[20]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Gage, Jeff (August 4, 2017). "See Old Dominion's Celebratory 'Be With Me' Vide". rollingstone.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
2. Houghton, Cillea (August 3, 2017). "Old Dominion Announce Dive Bar Tour to Support 'Happy Endings'". Taste of Country. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
3. "Happy Endings - Old Dominion Review". allmusic.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
4. Hougton, Cillea. "Album Review: Old Dominion's 'Happy Endings'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
5. Asker, Jim (September 6, 2017). "Dustin Lynch Leads Country Airplay, Old Dominion Dominates Top Country Albums". Billboard.
6. Bjorke, Matt (February 20, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: February 20, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
7. Freeman, Jon (July 7, 2017). "Hear Old Dominion's Smooth New Song 'Written in the Sand'". rollingstone.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
8. "Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
9. "ARIA Chart Watch #465". auspOp. March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
10. "Old Dominion Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
11. "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
12. "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
13. Caulfield, Keith (September 3, 2017). "Lil Uzi Vert's 'Luv Is Rage 2' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
14. "Old Dominion Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
15. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
16. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
17. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
18. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
19. "Canadian album certifications – Old Dominion – Happy Endings". Music Canada. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
20. "American album certifications – Old Dominion – Happy Endings". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 14, 2019.