Start a Band
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Released | September 15, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Genre | Country rock | |||
Length | 5:26 (album version) 3:58 (radio version) | |||
Label | Arista Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dallas Davidson Ashley Gorley Kelley Lovelace | |||
Producer(s) | Frank Rogers | |||
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"Start a Band" is a song written by
Play. Released in September 2008 as the only single from that album, it is also one of only four non-instrumental tracks on the album. It is Paisley's 22nd entry on the Billboard country charts, and Urban's 18th and ranked number one on the US Hot Country Songs
charts in 2009.
Content
"Start a Band" is one of only four non-instrumental tracks on Play.Great American Country, Paisley described the song to The Plain Dealer as "probably not what you think, in the sense that it's not a blazing-fast thing…It's more of a rockin' Eagles-style tune, like back when Joe Walsh and Don Felder would play those harmony parts."[1]
In the album's liner notes, Paisley writes:
"People have been asking for years when Keith and I would do something like this. I am so honored to get to finally pick and sing with one of my favorite players in the world. I am so humbled by his talent."[2]
Chart performance
The song reached number one on the US
52nd Grammy Awards
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Personnel
- Brad Paisley - lead vocals, background vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Keith Urban - lead vocals, background vocals, electric guitar
- Randle Currie - steel guitar
- Eric Darken - percussion
- Wes Hightower - background vocals
- Gary Hooker - acoustic guitar
- Kenny Lewis - bass guitar
- Ben Sesar - drums
- Justin Williamson - fiddle
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ Great American Country. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ Paisley, Brad (2008). "Some Special Notes On A Few Songs". Play [CD booklet]. Nashville: Arista Records.
- ^ "Brad Paisley Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
- ^ "Brad Paisley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- ^ "Brad Paisley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- ^ "Brad Paisley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- ^ "Best of 2009: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009.