Sam Hunt is an acquired taste for some, but his success can’t be denied. He burst on the scene with the incredibly successful album, Montevallo in 2015 with a number of hit songs of it. The sales of this album and this single are simply staggering. What he did was invent a whole new genre, within our genre, and for him it really works. In any format, it is exceedingly difficult to create a new sound away from the norm that fans will accept and make you different from the crowd. Sam Hunt did it. This is a “Sam Hunt Song.” It’s just very different than the rest, and it works for HIM. Shortly after this, it seemed other stars scrambled to have their own “Sam Hunt Style” type of song, and not many of those worked. But for him this “style” is golden. There’s no question that he has his detractors and people that have not and will not embrace him and that’s fine. But this song well within his musical style does tell a nice story and sets a nice visual scene and tone, and there are those that can’t get enough of it. It’s sort of a handbook and how to be a good guy when you meet someone. This is a big #1 and will be a favorite of many for many years. By any measure this is a huge hit song.
