"Kill a Word" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eric Church as a duet with American musician Rhiannon Giddens. It was released in August 2016 as the third single from Church's 2015 album Mr. Misunderstood. Church wrote this song with Luke Dick and Jeff Hyde.
The song is about the power and importance of words, and wanting to "kill" words with negative meanings, such as "hate."[1][2] The album version features Andrea Davidson and Rhiannon Giddens, the latter a member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, on backing vocals. For the single edit, Giddens sings some lines of the song by herself.
Church told Rolling Stone that the 2016 presidential election was influential in picking "Kill a Word" as a single: "I would have regretted not putting out 'Kill a Word,' and let this season pass, not knowing if I would get a chance again where it was this relevant, this timely."[3]
Music videoedit
The music video was directed by Shaun Silva and premiered on CMT, GAC, and Vevo in 2016.
Critical receptionedit
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country wrote that "Soulful production and the addition of Rhiannon Giddens gives [sic] a more casual listener something to enjoy if he or she chooses not to dive into Church’s statement."[2] Giving it an "A", Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe wrote that "Songs that aim for utopia usually stumble along the way because they are either too preachy or too woefully naive. Church avoids this trap by zeroing in on the obstacles rather than the goal, and personalizes the proceedings by tackling what gets in the way of individual pursuit of happiness."[4]
The song debuted on the Country Airplay chart at No. 58 for the chart dated September 10, 2016, and entered the Hot Country Songs chart three weeks later at No. 41.[5][6] The song has sold 194,000 copies in the United States as of March 2017.[7] The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 17, 2017 for 500,000 units in sales and streams.[8]
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Referencesedit
^Horton, Carrie (September 1, 2016). "Hear Eric Church's 'Relevant', 'Timely' New Single, 'Kill a Word'". The Boot. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
^ abDukes, Billy (September 1, 2016). "Eric Church (Feat. Rhiannon Giddens), 'Kill a Word' [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
^Hudak, Joseph (August 23, 2016). "See Eric Church's Thought-Provoking 'Kill a Word' From Amazing Solo Show". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
^Coyne, Kevin John (September 28, 2016). "Single Review: Eric Church featuring Rhiannon Giddens, "Kill a Word"". Country Universe. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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Kill a Word is a song co written and recorded by American country music artist Eric Church as a duet with American musician Rhiannon Giddens It was released in August 2016 as the third single from Church s 2015 album Mr Misunderstood Church wrote this song with Luke Dick and Jeff Hyde Kill a Word Single by Eric Church featuring Rhiannon Giddensfrom the album Mr MisunderstoodReleasedAugust 29 2016 2016 08 29 Recorded2015GenreCountryLength3 20LabelEMI NashvilleSongwriter s Eric ChurchLuke DickJeff HydeProducer s Jay JoyceEric Church singles chronology Record Year 2016 Kill a Word 2016 Round Here Buzz 2017 Rhiannon Giddens singles chronology Lay Your Money Down 2012 Kill a Word 2016 Come Sunday 2016 Contents 1 Content 2 Music video 3 Critical reception 4 Commercial performance 5 Chart performance 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Certifications 7 ReferencesContent editThe song is about the power and importance of words and wanting to kill words with negative meanings such as hate 1 2 The album version features Andrea Davidson and Rhiannon Giddens the latter a member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops on backing vocals For the single edit Giddens sings some lines of the song by herself Church told Rolling Stone that the 2016 presidential election was influential in picking Kill a Word as a single I would have regretted not putting out Kill a Word and let this season pass not knowing if I would get a chance again where it was this relevant this timely 3 Music video editThe music video was directed by Shaun Silva and premiered on CMT GAC and Vevo in 2016 Critical reception editBilly Dukes of Taste of Country wrote that Soulful production and the addition of Rhiannon Giddens gives sic a more casual listener something to enjoy if he or she chooses not to dive into Church s statement 2 Giving it an A Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe wrote that Songs that aim for utopia usually stumble along the way because they are either too preachy or too woefully naive Church avoids this trap by zeroing in on the obstacles rather than the goal and personalizes the proceedings by tackling what gets in the way of individual pursuit of happiness 4 Church and Giddens were nominated for Musical Event of the Year at the 51st Annual Country Music Association Awards in 2017 Commercial performance editThe song debuted on the Country Airplay chart at No 58 for the chart dated September 10 2016 and entered the Hot Country Songs chart three weeks later at No 41 5 6 The song has sold 194 000 copies in the United States as of March 2017 7 The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 17 2017 for 500 000 units in sales and streams 8 Chart performance editWeekly charts edit Chart 2016 2017 PeakpositionCanada Canadian Hot 100 9 71Canada Country Billboard 10 5US Billboard Hot 100 11 71US Country Airplay Billboard 12 6US Hot Country Songs Billboard 13 9 Year end charts edit Chart 2016 PositionUS Hot Country Songs Billboard 14 100Chart 2017 PositionCanada Country Billboard 15 17US Country Airplay Billboard 16 36US Hot Country Songs Billboard 17 48Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 18 Platinum 1 000 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References edit Horton Carrie September 1 2016 Hear Eric Church s Relevant Timely New Single Kill a Word The Boot Retrieved 30 October 2016 a b Dukes Billy September 1 2016 Eric Church Feat Rhiannon Giddens Kill a Word Listen Taste of Country Retrieved 30 October 2016 Hudak Joseph August 23 2016 See Eric Church s Thought Provoking Kill a Word From Amazing Solo Show Rolling Stone Retrieved 30 October 2016 Coyne Kevin John September 28 2016 Single Review Eric Church featuring Rhiannon Giddens Kill a Word Country Universe Retrieved 30 October 2016 Hot Country Songs Billboard October 1 2016 Country Airplay Billboard September 10 2016 Bjorke Matt March 22 2017 Top 30 Digital Single Sales Chart March 22 2017 Roughstock American single certifications Eric Church Kill A Word Recording Industry Association of America Eric Church Chart History Canadian Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved January 10 2017 Eric Church Chart History Canada Country Billboard Retrieved December 30 2016 Eric Church Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved January 31 2017 Eric Church Chart History Country Airplay Billboard Retrieved March 21 2017 Eric Church Chart History Hot Country Songs Billboard Retrieved February 28 2017 Hot Country Songs Year End 2016 Billboard Retrieved April 19 2020 Billboard Canada Year End Country Airplay of 2017 Billboard 22 December 2017 Retrieved December 31 2017 Country Airplay Songs Year End 2017 Billboard Retrieved December 18 2017 Hot Country Songs Year End 2017 Billboard Retrieved December 18 2017 American single certifications Eric Church Kill a Word Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved October 12 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kill a Word amp oldid 1165017662, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
