Barefoot Blue Jean Night (song)
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"Barefoot Blue Jean Night" is the title of a song recorded by American country music
singer Jake Owen
. It is the seventh single of his career, and was released in April 2011 as the first single from his third studio album, also titled Barefoot Blue Jean Night
. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in September 2011.
. Co-writer Eric Paslay told the same website that he started playing a riff on a high-strung guitar. He and the co-writers decided to make the song a summertime anthem because the first lyrics they thought of "sounded like a summertime anthem."
and drum machine
recalled the work of Mark McGuinn
. Michael Sudhalter, in his review of the album for Country Standard Time
, said that the song "has a perfect chorus, and it's just right for the summer time." Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a C+ rating, saying that in order for the "larger-than-life arrangement to have any traction, you've got to paint your memories with at least a nugget of lyrical depth."
in Tennessee
. It features his girlfriend Lacey Buchanen.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Jake Owen
Jake Owen
Joshua Ryan "Jake" Owen is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Records Nashville in 2005, he released his debut album Startin' with Me that year. The album produced three singles, all of which reached Top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart: "Yee Haw", "Startin' with Me", and...
. It is the seventh single of his career, and was released in April 2011 as the first single from his third studio album, also titled Barefoot Blue Jean Night
Barefoot Blue Jean Night
-Album:-Singles:*A Current single....
. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in September 2011.
History
Owen told Taste of Country that he was "pretty much finished" creating the album, and was given the song about three days before it was supposed to be done. After saying that he "could not get it out of [his] head", he decided to record it after a friend told him, "You're crazy if you don't record that song." Owen also said that he identified with the song's beach-related imagery, as he grew up on a beach in FloridaFlorida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. Co-writer Eric Paslay told the same website that he started playing a riff on a high-strung guitar. He and the co-writers decided to make the song a summertime anthem because the first lyrics they thought of "sounded like a summertime anthem."
Critical reception
Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song a positive review, saying that it "giv[es] off a fun, good time vibe". He also thought that the use of banjoBanjo
In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
and drum machine
Drum machine
A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
recalled the work of Mark McGuinn
Mark McGuinn
-Track listing:# "Mrs. Steven Rudy" - 3:29# "Heaven Must Be Missin' You" - 3:41# "No Way" - 2:29# "That's a Plan" -Track listing:# "Mrs. Steven Rudy" (Mark McGuinn, Shane Decker) - 3:29# "Heaven Must Be Missin' You" (McGuinn, Trey Matthews) - 3:41# "No Way" (McGuinn, Matthews) - 2:29# "That's a...
. Michael Sudhalter, in his review of the album for Country Standard Time
Country Standard Time
Country Standard Time is a website dedicated to country music and related genres such as Bluegrass and Rockabilly. It provides news and musical reviews pertaining to the genre. It was established in 1992 by Jeffrey B. Remz as a print magazine, which was first published only in New England but went...
, said that the song "has a perfect chorus, and it's just right for the summer time." Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a C+ rating, saying that in order for the "larger-than-life arrangement to have any traction, you've got to paint your memories with at least a nugget of lyrical depth."
Music video
The music video was directed by Mason Dixon and premiered in June 2011. It was filmed at Center Hill LakeCenter Hill Lake
Center Hill Lake is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in Middle Tennessee near Smithville. Created by means of a dam constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1948, the lake had a dual purpose: electricity production and flood control...
in Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
. It features his girlfriend Lacey Buchanen.
Chart performance
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