"From a Table Away" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country

Country music

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 artist Sunny Sweeney

Sunny Sweeney

Sunny Michaela Sweeney is an American country music artist. She is signed to the Republic Nashville label. Her debut album, Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame, was issued in 2007. Although it produced three singles in "If I Could", "Ten Years Pass" and "East Texas Pines", none of these singles have charted...

. It was released on June 28, 2010 as the lead-off single to her second studio album, Concrete

Concrete (Sunny Sweeney album)

Concrete is the second studio album by American country music singer Sunny Sweeney. It was released on August 23, 2011 via Republic Nashville. The album includes the singles "From a Table Away" and "Staying's Worse Than Leaving," both of which have charted within the top 40 of Hot Country...

. The song is Sweeney's fourth single release, although it is her first charted single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs

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 chart and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100

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Content

"From a Table Away" is a a moderate-tempo song, backed primarily by steel guitar and banjo. The song's female narrator describes the scenario of being seated in a restaurant, watching as her love interest has a romantic dinner date with his wife. She confronts her man when he comes home, who acts as if the situation had never happened, but she lets him know that she "saw it all / from a table away." Sweeney co-wrote the song with Bob DiPiero

Bob DiPiero

Bob DiPiero is an American country music songwriter. He has written 15. U.S. Number 1 hits and countless top 20 hits for the likes of Tim McGraw, The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Shenandoah, Neal McCoy, Highway 101, Restless Heart, Ricochet, John Anderson, Montgomery...

 and Karyn Rochelle

Karyn Rochelle

Karyn Rochelle is an American country music songwriter. Her credits include several hit singles by country music artists, including "I Wonder", "Red High Heels", and "Don't You Know You're Beautiful" for Kellie Pickler, as well as "Georgia Rain" and "This Is Me You're Talking To" for Trisha Yearwood...

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Reception

The song has received positive reviews from critics. Bobby Peacock of Roughstock reviewed the song favorably, comparing Sweeney's delivery to Natalie Maines (of the Dixie Chicks

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) and Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert

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, and complimenting the "simple and traditional" production. Sam Gazdziak of The 9513 gave the song a thumbs up, describing the song as "unmistakeably country, from the prominent steel guitar to the time-honored theme of marital infidelity." He also highlights Sweeney's approach to the song as "sophisticated sadness," drawing comparison to Miranda Lambert's "The House That Built Me

The House That Built Me

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Music video

The music video premiered on Vimeo

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on July 21, 2010. In the video, a woman is shown celebrating at a restaurant with her girlfriends, when she notices her man is having a romantic date with someone else at another table. She overhears their conversation and glances over throughout the evening, until she finally has had enough and goes to the restroom, where she sits on the floor trying to contain her sadness. After dinner, she is shown watching from another vehicle as her man and the other woman get into his car and drive away. Additionally, Sunny Sweeney is shown performing the song with her guitar throughout the video. The video was directed by David McClister, and is in all black-and-white.

Chart performance

"From a Table Away" debuted at 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of June 26, 2010 becoming her first song to chart. It also debuted at 96 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 22, 2011. In March 2011, it reached a peak of number ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
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