Barefoot Blue Jean Night (song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Barefoot Blue Jean Night
| cover = Jake Owen - BFBJN single.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Jake Owen
| album = Barefoot Blue Jean Night
| released = {{Start date|2011|04|18}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=47}}
| label = RCA Nashville
| writer = {{hlist|Eric Paslay|Dylan Altman|Terry Sawchuk}}
| producer = {{hlist|Joey Moi|Rodney Clawson{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Jake-Owen-Barefoot-Blue-Jean-Night/release/6269258|title=Barefoot Blue Jean Night|work=Discogs|access-date=30 November 2014}}}}
| prev_title = Tell Me
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Alone with You
| next_year = 2011
}}
"Barefoot Blue Jean Night" is a song written by Dylan Altman, Eric Paslay and Terry Sawchuk, and recorded by American country music artist Jake Owen. It is the seventh single of his career, and was released in April 2011 as the first single and title track from his album of the same name. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in September 2011.
History
Owen told Taste of Country that he was "pretty much finished" creating the album, and was given the song about three days before it was supposed to be done. After saying that he "could not get it out of [his] head", he decided to record it after a friend told him, "You're crazy if you don't record that song." Owen also said that he identified with the song's beach-related imagery, as he grew up on a beach in Florida.{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/jake-owen-new-album-interview-2011/|title=Jake Owen's Ready to Have a Good Time and 'Bring Everybody to the Party' With His Third Album|last=Iasimone|first=Ashley|work=Taste of Country|access-date=June 21, 2011}} Co-writer Eric Paslay told the same website that he started playing a riff on a high-strung guitar. He and the co-writers decided to make the song a summertime anthem because the first lyrics they thought of "sounded like a summertime anthem."{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/jake-owen-barefoot-blue-jean-night-lyrics/|title=Jake Owen, 'Barefoot Blue Jean Night' – Lyrics Uncovered|last=Conaway|first=Alanna|date=April 29, 2011|work=Taste of Country|access-date=June 21, 2011}}
Critical reception
Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song a positive review, saying that it "giv[es] off a fun, good time vibe". He also thought that the use of banjo and drum machine recalled the work of Mark McGuinn.{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/jake-owen-barefoot-blue-jean-night- |title=Jake Owen – "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" |last=Bjorke |first=Matt |date=April 28, 2011 |work=Roughstock |access-date=June 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417101146/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/jake-owen-barefoot-blue-jean-night- |archive-date=April 17, 2012 |df=mdy }} Michael Sudhalter, in his review of the album for Country Standard Time, said that the song "has a perfect chorus, and it's just right for the summer time."{{cite web|url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=4716|title=Barefoot Blue Jean Night review|last=Sudhalter|first=Michael|work=Country Standard Time|access-date=August 30, 2011}} Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a C+ rating, saying that in order for the "larger-than-life arrangement to have any traction, you've got to paint your memories with at least a nugget of lyrical depth."{{cite web|url=http://www.countryuniverse.net/category/single-reviews/5-five-second-single-reviews/|title=Summer Single Reviews Round-Up: Luke Bryan, Jake Owen, Jerrod Niemann, Zac Brown Band, Dierks Bentley|last=Coyne|first=Kevin John|date=July 12, 2011|work=Country Universe|access-date=July 19, 2011}}
Music video
The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil and premiered in June 2011. It was filmed at Center Hill Lake in Middle Tennessee. It features his then-girlfriend and now ex-wife, Lacey Buchanan. It features Owen and many friends, including his band, having a good time on the lake and singing. It also features him on a boat with Lacey, and water-skiing.
Commercial performance
Many radio station began playing the song before its official release on April 18, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.countrymusicislove.com/country-music-news/first-listen-jake-owens-barefoot-blue-jean-night/ |title=First Listen: Jake Owen's "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" |date=March 24, 2011 |work=Country Music Is Love |access-date=May 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032248/http://www.countrymusicislove.com/country-music-news/first-listen-jake-owens-barefoot-blue-jean-night/ |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |url-status=dead }} The song gained enough airplay for it to enter Country Airplay at No. 55 as well as Hot Country Songs for the charts dated April 9, 2011. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 98 for the chart dated April 30, 2011 after the song release. The song peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 21 on September 17, 2011, as well as No. 1 on the Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts. The song was certified double platinum on May 9, 2013 by the RIAA. The song has sold 2.3 million copies in the U.S. as of September 2015.{{cite web|last=Bjorke |first=Matt |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2015/09/37550-top-30-digital-country-singles-september-8-2015 |title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles: September 8, 2015 |publisher=RoughStock |date=September 8, 2015}}
Chart performance
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=Weekly charts=
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!align="left"|Chart (2011) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Jake Owen|artistid= 730957}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|21|artist=Jake Owen|artistid= 730957}} |
| {{singlechart|Canada|52|artist=Jake Owen|artistid=730957}} |
=Year-end charts=
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| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/hot-country-songs|title=Decade-End Charts: Hot Country Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 3, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 31 |
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References
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Category:RCA Records Nashville singles