Someone Else Calling You Baby
"Someone Else Calling You Baby" | ||||
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Single by Luke Bryan | ||||
from the album Doin' My Thing | ||||
Released | August 2, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2009 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:49 | |||
Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Jeff Stevens | |||
Luke Bryan singles chronology | ||||
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"Someone Else Calling You Baby" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released in August 2010 as the third and final single from his 2009 album Doin' My Thing. The song became Bryan's second number one hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in February 2011. Bryan wrote this song with Jeff Stevens.
Content
"Someone Else Calling You Baby" is a moderate uptempo tune mainly accompanied by electric guitar. In it, the male narrator sees his lover in someone else's truck and wonders if she has left him for someone else.
This song is set in the
Critical reception
In his review of the album, Michael Sudhalter of
Billboard and American Songwriter ranked "Someone Else Calling You Baby" at number two and number four, respectively, on their lists of the 10 greatest Luke Bryan songs.[5][6]
Chart performance
"Someone Else Calling You Baby" debuted at number 52 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week ending of August 14, 2010 and became Bryan's second number one hit on that chart after "Rain Is a Good Thing". It also debuted at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of November 13, 2010.[7]
Chart (2010–2011) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 56 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] | 84 |
Canada | 4 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2011) | Position |
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US Country Songs (Billboard)[12] | 33 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[13] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- Alfred Publishing. 7 March 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
- ^ Sudhalter, Michael. "Doin' My Thing review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ Peacock, Bobby (22 September 2010). ""Someone Else Calling You Baby" review". Roughstock. Archived from the original on September 25, 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ Goodman, Janet (23 August 2010). "Luke Bryan — "Someone Else Calling You Baby"". Engine 145. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ Dauphin, Chuck (October 11, 2017). "Luke Bryan's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ Hopper, Alex (March 3, 2023). "Top 10 Songs by Luke Bryan". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- CMT. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Best of 2011: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ^ "American single certifications – Luke Bryan – Someone Else Calling You Baby". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 10, 2019.