"That Thang" is a song written and recorded by song by American country music duo Fast Ryde. It was released in late July 2009 as the duo's debut single.

"That Thang"
Single by Fast Ryde
ReleasedJuly 31, 2009 (2009-07-31)[1]
Recorded2009
GenreCountry
Length3:09
LabelRepublic Nashville
Songwriter(s)
  • James Harrison
  • Jody Stevens
Producer(s)Jody Stevens
Fast Ryde singles chronology
"That Thang"
(2009)
"Make It Rain"
(2009)

Critical reception edit

This song was met with mixed reviews. Juli Thanki of Engine 145 gave the single a thumbs-down rating, criticizing the song for its repeated use of sung syllables and its similarity in theme to Trace Adkins' "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk."[2] Alison Bonaguro, who reviewed the song in the blog for television network CMT said that it was "a nice little catchy rocker."[3] Bobby Peacock of Roughstock also compared it to "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk," but also called the song a "silly little piece of ear candy."[4]

Chart performance edit

The song peaked at 38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts for the week ending September 26, 2009.

Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 38

References edit

  1. ^ "That Thang - Fast Ryde". AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  2. ^ Thanki, Juli (2009-07-13). "Fast Ryde — "That Thang"". Engine 145. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18.
  3. ^ Bonaguro, Alison (2009-07-21). "Radio's jumping on the Fast Ryde". CMT.
  4. ^ Bobby Peacock (2009-07-29). "Fast Ryde — "That Thang"". Roughstock.
  5. ^ "Fast Ryde Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.