September (Daughtry song)

"September"
Single by Daughtry
from the album Leave This Town
B-side"What Have We Become"
ReleasedJune 1, 2010 (2010-06-01)
RecordedSeptember 2008 – March 2009 (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length
  • 4:00 (album version)
  • 3:54 (radio edit)
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Howard Benson
Daughtry singles chronology
"Life After You"
(2009) 		"September"
(2010) 		"Renegade"
(2011)

"September" is the third and final single from Daughtry's second album Leave This Town (2009). This song was co-written by Chris Daughtry and Josh Steely. It was first released June 1, 2010, through RCA Records. The mid-tempo ballad is inspired by Chris's childhood memories growing up with his brother in Lasker, North Carolina.

This song was performed on the ninth season of American Idol on May 12, 2010. "September" debuted at 30 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart.

Background

Daughtry wrote the riff for "September" while he was on tour with Bon Jovi.[1] His bandmate Josh Steely sent Daughtry some lyrical ideas and Chris sent back a lyric based on Steely's outline, which Steely said was "exactly what he was going for, remembering the summer and going back to school". According to Daughtry, "every time I hear that song it takes me back to my summers in Lasker. I loved growing up there, but I knew I'd have leave to make something of my life." The song's lines, "Yeah, we knew we had to leave this town / But we never knew when and we never knew how / We would end up here the way we are" inspired the album's title.[2] Daughtry wanted "September" as a single, and that it should be released "at the time of the year when it will have meaning".[1]

Music video

The music video was shot on July 1, 2010,[3] at the Stevens Center of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina[4] and premiered on Vevo on July 16, 2010. The band is shown performing on stage with photos and home videos of them projected behind them.

Track listing

Digital download – single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."September"
  • Chris Daughtry
  • Josh Steely
4:00
2."What Have We Become"
3:43

Chart performance

On the issue dated August 21, 2010, "September" became Daughtry's ninth single to reach the Billboard Hot 100. The single has sold 355,000 digital downloads as of November 24, 2010.[5] On the November 6, 2010 issue, the song reached its peak at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their eighth top-40 single.[6]

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format
United States June 1, 2010 Radio
June 8, 2010 Digital
United Kingdom August 23, 2010[18] Digital Download

References

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  2. ^ Inc, Slacker. "AOL Radio Stations". AOL Radio. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Daughtry, Chris (July 1, 2010). "Heading to the "September" video shoot..."
  4. ^ Daughtry, Chris (July 16, 2010). "Btw, the video was shot at Stevens Center in Winston Salem, NC".
  5. ^ Mansfield, Brian (December 1, 2010). "'Idol' track sales: Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson, Adam Lambert and more". Idol Chatter on USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  6. ^ "The Hot 100" (The Week Of November 6, 2010). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
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  8. ^ "Daughtry Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  9. ^ "Daughtry Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  10. ^ "Daughtry Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  11. ^ "Daughtry Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  12. ^ "Daughtry Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  13. ^ "Daughtry Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  14. ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs: 2010 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  15. ^ "Adult Pop Songs: 2010 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  16. ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs: 2011 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  17. ^ "American single certifications – Daughtry – September". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  18. ^ UK Forthcoming Singles August 23, 2010