Throw It Back (Breland song)

"Throw It Back"
Single by Breland featuring Keith Urban
from the album Cross Country
ReleasedJune 4, 2021 (2021-06-04)
Genre
Length3:08
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Daniel Breland
  • Keith Urban
  • Sam Sumser
  • Sean Small
Producer(s)
  • Sam Sumser
  • Sean Small
Breland singles chronology
"Cross Country"
(2021) 		"Throw It Back"
(2021) 		"Praise the Lord"
(2021)
Keith Urban singles chronology
"Love Songs Ain't for Us"
(2021) 		"Throw It Back"
(2021) 		"Wild Hearts"
(2021)
Music video
"Throw It Back" on YouTube

"Throw It Back" is a country music song by Breland featuring Keith Urban. Sam Sumser and Sean Small produced the song, which was written by Breland, Keith Urban, Sam Sumser, and Sean Small. The song was released through Bad Realm and Atlantic Records on June 4, 2021, as the second single from Breland's debut album Cross Country.[1]

Background

Breland met Keith Urban in the summer of 2020 and they began working on the song.[2] "Throw It Back" was the first song that Breland and Urban worked on together, but they released "Out the Cage" first from Urban's eleventh album The Speed of Now Part 1.[3][4][5]

Release and reception

The song was released on June 4, 2021 alongside a music video.[4] On August 14, 2021, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, where it remained for fifteen weeks, peaking at number thirty-eight.[6][7] The song was one of the most popular songs on Amazon Music's Country Heat playlist in 2021.[8]

Breland and Urban were highlighted artists in the 2022 edition of the Country Music Hall of Fame's "American Currents" exhibit.[9]

Charts

Chart performance for "Throw It Back"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 38

"Throw It Back" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 42 on the Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[11]

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Cross Country by BRELAND". Apple Music. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Johnson, Kevin C. (February 1, 2022). "Breland says his 'cross country' sound serves as a musical bridge". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. ^ Freeman, Jon (June 4, 2021). "Breland and Keith Urban Team Up for New Song 'Throw It Back'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b Colley, Katie (June 4, 2021). "Breland And Keith Urban Team Up Again On Energetic New Track 'Throw It Back'". Entertainment Tonight Canada. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  5. ^ Dowling, Marcus K. (June 11, 2021). "BRELAND Discusses Working With Keith Urban, Keeping a Fresh Perspective". CMT. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Keith Urban Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  7. ^ Hillis, Roger (March 3, 2022). "Rock, pop and country music events on horizon as beach stages start to heat up". Salisbury Daily Times. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  8. ^ Hudak, Joseph (February 14, 2022). "Breland Is a Streaming-Music Star. Amazon Music Is Making Him the Face of Its 'Breakthrough' Campaign". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  9. ^ Dowling, Marcus K. "'American Currents' exhibit highlights dynamic changes, success in country music". Tennessean. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  11. ^ "Canadian Digital Singles Sales Chart: June 18, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "American single certifications – Breland – Throw It Back". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 14, 2022.