Good Directions
"Good Directions" | ||||
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Single by Billy Currington | ||||
from the album Doin' Somethin' Right | ||||
Released | September 25, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Genre | Country, bluegrass | |||
Length | 3:35 | |||
Label | Mercury Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Carson Chamberlain | |||
Billy Currington singles chronology | ||||
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"Good Directions" is a song written by Luke Bryan and Rachel Thibodeau and recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released in September 2006 as the third and final single from Currington’s 2005 album Doin' Somethin' Right. The song became Currington’s second number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and spent three weeks at that position.
Content
The song's narrator is a man who is selling
This moderate tempo tune is set in the key of F major with a chord progression of F-Am-B♭-C with Currington’s vocals ranging from C4-F5.[1]
Other recordings
Luke Bryan, who wrote the song, recorded the song as a bonus track to his debut studio album I'll Stay Me.
Chart performance
"Good Directions" reached its peak of number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of May 26, 2007, and spent the next two weeks at that position.
Chart (2006–2007) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 42 |
Canada | 5 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] | 67 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2007) | Position |
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US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 2 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[7] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Billy Currington "Good Directions" Sheet Music
- ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
- ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 2007: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2007.
- ^ "American single certifications – Billy Currington – Good Directions". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 20, 2024.