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What Happens in a Small Town

"What Happens in a Small Town" is a song recorded by American country rock artist Brantley Gilbert and Canadian country music artist Lindsay Ell. It is the first single from Gilbert's 2019 album Fire & Brimstone.

"What Happens in a Small Town"
Single by Brantley Gilbert and Lindsay Ell
from the album Fire & Brimstone
ReleasedJanuary 14, 2019 (2019-01-14)
GenreCountry
Length3:23
LabelValory
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dann Huff
Brantley Gilbert singles chronology
"The Ones That Like Me"
(2017) 		"What Happens in a Small Town"
(2019) 		"Fire't Up"
(2019)
Lindsay Ell singles chronology
"Champagne"
(2018) 		"What Happens in a Small Town"
(2019) 		"I Don't Love You"
(2019)

History edit

Gilbert said that he wrote a song and presented it to Scott Borchetta, the president of his label, but was uncertain of its potential as a hit single. As a result, he contacted Rhett Akins and co-writers Brock Berryhill and Josh Dunne, saying that they wanted an "uptempo feel-good radio song". As they wanted the song to be a duet with a female artist, Gilbert asked Borchetta for recommendations, and he suggested Lindsay Ell.[1]

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN)[2] 33
Canada Country (Billboard)[3] 15
Canada Digital Songs (Billboard)[4] 39
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 53
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 7
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[7] 1

Year-end charts edit

Chart (2019) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] 3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 18

Certifications edit

Certifications for "What Happens in a Small Town"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ Carena Liptak (February 14, 2019). "Story Behind the Song: Brantley Gilbert and Lindsay Ell, What Happens in a Small Town'". The Boot. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "TMN Country Hot 50" (Issue 1253). The Music Network. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Lindsay Ell Chart History: Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  7. ^ "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  8. ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  9. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  10. ^ "American single certifications – Brantley Gilbert – What Happens in a Small Town". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 12, 2023.


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