Mean to Me (Brett Eldredge song)

"Mean to Me"
Single by Brett Eldredge
from the album Bring You Back
ReleasedJuly 14, 2014 (2014-07-14)
GenreCountry
Length3:48
LabelAtlantic Nashville
Songwriter(s)
  • Brett Eldredge
  • Scooter Carusoe
Producer(s)Luke Laird
Brett Eldredge singles chronology
"Beat of the Music"
(2013) 		"Mean to Me"
(2014) 		"Lose My Mind"
(2015)
Alternative cover

"Mean to Me" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brett Eldredge. It was released on July 14, 2014, as his fifth single and the fourth single from his debut studio album, Bring You Back. The song was written by Eldredge and Scooter Carusoe.

The song has sold 477,000 copies in the US as of April 2015.[1]

Critical reception

The website Taste of Country gave the song a positive review, saying that "In a way, ‘Mean to Me’ is Eldredge's answer to a test brought to him after two successful, but sonically similar songs. He needed to go in a different direction or risk boring his fans, and he did. This beautiful ballad makes him all the more interesting."[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Shane Drake and premiered in September 2014.[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014–2015) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 65
Canada Country (Billboard)[5] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 53
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[7] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] 91
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 92
Chart (2015) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[11] 19
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 50

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Matt Bjorke (April 22, 2015). "Country Music's Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of April 22, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  2. ^ "Brett Eldredge, 'Mean to Me' [Listen]". Taste of Country. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. ^ "CMT : Videos : Brett Eldredge : Mean To Me". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on September 17, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  4. ^ "Brett Eldredge Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Brett Eldredge Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Brett Eldredge Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Brett Eldredge Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Brett Eldredge Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Billboard Country Update for December 15, 2014" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 15, 2014. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  10. ^ "Best of 2014: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  11. ^ "Best of 2015: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  12. ^ "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  13. ^ "American single certifications – Brett Eldredge – Mean to Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 15, 2018.


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