Round Here Buzz

"Round Here Buzz"
Single by Eric Church
from the album Mr. Misunderstood
ReleasedApril 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)
Recorded2015
GenreCountry
Length3:35
LabelEMI Nashville
Songwriter(s)
  • Eric Church
  • Luke Dick
  • Jeff Hyde
Producer(s)Jay Joyce
Eric Church singles chronology
"Kill a Word"
(2016) 		"Round Here Buzz"
(2017) 		"Desperate Man"
(2018)

"Round Here Buzz" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eric Church. It was released in April 2017 as the fourth single from his 2015 album Mr. Misunderstood. Church wrote this song with Luke Dick and Jeff Hyde. The song went Platinum as of December 6, 2018.

Content

The song is a male narrator who is "stuck in his hometown as his ex goes off to chase her dreams". Church said that co-writer Luke Dick was "nervous" because the song had already been partially written, and was subject to "tweaking" from Church when Church presented the other two writers with the idea that he had.[1]

Commercial performance

The song has sold 216,000 copies in the United States as of February 2018.[2] It was certified Platinum by the RIAA on December 6, 2018 for a million units in sales and streams.[3]

Music video

The music video centers around the male narrator, with Christian Sancho (the bassist in Ashley McBryde's band Deadhorse) starring.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2017–2018) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 56
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[5] 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2017) Position
Canada Country (Billboard)[7] 34
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] 53
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 46
Chart (2018) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 41
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 63

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Reuter, Annie (April 10, 2017). "Eric Church Shares the Story Behind New Single 'Round Here Buzz'". Taste of Country.
  2. ^ Bjorke, Matt (February 5, 2017). "TOP 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: February 5, 2017". Roughstock. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "American album certifications – Eric Church – Round Here Buzz". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Eric Church Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  5. ^ "Eric Church Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  6. ^ "Eric Church Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  7. ^ "Billboard Canada Year-End Country Airplay of 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  8. ^ "Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  9. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  10. ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  11. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2018.