Beachin'

{{Infobox song

| name = Beachin'

| cover = Beachin.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Jake Owen

| album = Days of Gold

| released = {{Start date|2014|02|03}}

| recorded = 2013

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=11}}

| label = RCA Nashville

| writer = {{hlist|Jaren Johnston|Jon Nite|Jimmy Robbins}}

| producer = Joey Moi

| prev_title = Days of Gold

| prev_year = 2013

| next_title = What We Ain't Got

| next_year = 2014

}}

"Beachin'" is a song recorded by American country music artist Jake Owen. It was released in February 2014 as the second single from his fourth studio album Days of Gold.{{cite news|last=Papadatos|first=Markos|title=Review: Country star Jake Owen releases fun and laid-back single Beachin'|url=http://digitaljournal.com/entertainment/review-country-star-jake-owen-releases-fun-and-laid-back-single-beachin/article/368933|accessdate=March 3, 2014|newspaper=Digital Journal|date=February 4, 2014}} The song was written by Jaren Johnston, Jon Nite and Jimmy Robbins.{{cite news|last=Conaway |first=Alanna |title=Story Behind The Song: Jake Owen - Beachin' |url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/story-behind-the-song-jake-owen-beachin |accessdate=March 3, 2014 |newspaper=Roughstock |date=February 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209092021/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/story-behind-the-song-jake-owen-beachin |archivedate=February 9, 2014 }} It garnered positive reviews from critics, praising the production and Owen's lyrical delivery.

"Beachin'" reached number one on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts, giving him his third number-one country hit in both charts. It also gave him his second top 40 hit on the Hot 100, peaking at number 26. The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 1,104,000 copies in that country as of August 2014. It received similar chart success in Canada, peaking at number one on the Country chart and number 39 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.

The accompanying music video for the song, directed by Mason Dixon, was filmed in Daytona Beach.

Reception

=Critical=

The song received a favorable review from Taste of Country, which said that "the warmth, the flavors and the smells seep through the speakers with every word from Owen's lips."{{cite web|title=Jake Owen, Beachin [Listen]|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/jake-owen-beachin/|accessdate=March 3, 2014|website=Taste of Country|date=January 22, 2014}} Jon Freeman of Country Weekly gave the song a B grade, writing that "it's nothing particularly new in the lyrical department, but at least the party's out of the woods for a change." He called the production the "most intriguing" aspect of the song.{{cite news|last=Freeman|first=Jon|title="Beachin'" by Jake Owen|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/reviews/beachin-jake-owen|accessdate=March 3, 2014|newspaper=Country Weekly|date=January 30, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406145237/http://www.countryweekly.com/reviews/beachin-jake-owen|archivedate=April 6, 2014|url-status=dead}} In 2017, Billboard contributor Chuck Dauphin put "Beachin'" at number eight on his top 10 list of Owen's best songs.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/7990508/jake-owen-songs-best-hits-list|title=Jake Owen's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks|last=Dauphin|first=Chuck|authorlink=Chuck Dauphin|magazine=Billboard|date=October 9, 2017|accessdate=May 18, 2020}}

=Commercial=

"Beachin'" debuted at number 55 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of February 8, 2014.{{cite news|last=Morris|first=Edward|title=David Nail Delivers Top Song, Jennifer Nettles Keeps Album Supremacy|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1721602/david-nail-delivers-top-song-jennifer-nettles-keeps-album-supremacy.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203053303/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1721602/david-nail-delivers-top-song-jennifer-nettles-keeps-album-supremacy.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 3, 2014|accessdate=March 3, 2014|publisher=Country Music Television|date=February 1, 2014}} It also debuted at number 44 on the Hot Country Songs chart for the week of November 30, 2013.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/2013-11-30|title=Hot Country Songs: November 30, 2013|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 18, 2020|url-access=subscription}} It also debuted at number 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of April 12, 2014 and would later become his second top 40 single on the chart and his first since "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" in 2011. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart dated July 19, 2014, becoming Owen's fifth number one single. The song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on July 16, 2014. The song has sold 1,104,000 copies in the U.S. as of August 2014.{{cite news|url=http://roughstock.com/news/top-30-digital-singles-august-27-2014/|title=The Top 30 Digital Singles – August 27, 2014|first=Matt|last=Bjorke|date=August 27, 2014|work=Roughstock|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903152408/http://roughstock.com/news/top-30-digital-singles-august-27-2014/|archivedate=September 3, 2014}} Sales figures given [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1onjpqaDTdTx-MYOV9watye8ySvmYZIn4ETo7_wkK8u0/edit?pli=1 here]

Music video

The music video, filmed in Daytona Beach, was directed by Mason Dixon and premiered in November 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/jake-owen/977665/beachin.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113043551/http://www.cmt.com/videos/jake-owen/977665/beachin.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 13, 2013|title=CMT : Videos : Jake Owen : Beachin'|publisher=Country Music Television|accessdate=November 12, 2013}}

Charts and certifications

=Weekly charts=

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!align="left"|Chart (2014)

!align="center"|Peak
position

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col"\|Chart (2014) !scope="col"\|Position
US Billboard Hot 100{{Cite web \| url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/hot-100-songs \| title=Best of 2014: Hot 100 Songs \| work=Billboard \| publisher=Prometheus Global Media \| date=2014 \| accessdate=December 9, 2014}} \| align="center" \| 91
US Country Airplay (Billboard){{Cite web \| url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/country-airplay-songs \| title=Best of 2014: Country Airplay \| work=Billboard \| publisher=Prometheus Global Media \| date=2014 \| accessdate=December 9, 2014}} \| align="center" \| 23
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite web \| url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/hot-country-songs \| title=Best of 2014: Hot Country Songs \| work=Billboard \| publisher=Prometheus Global Media \| date=2014 \| accessdate=December 9, 2014}} \| align="center" \| 13

class="wikitable sortable"

scope="col"|Chart (2014)

!scope="col"|Position

US Billboard Hot 100{{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/hot-100-songs | title=Best of 2014: Hot 100 Songs | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2014 | accessdate=December 9, 2014}}

| align="center" | 91

US Country Airplay (Billboard){{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/country-airplay-songs | title=Best of 2014: Country Airplay | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2014 | accessdate=December 9, 2014}}

| align="center" | 23

US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/hot-country-songs | title=Best of 2014: Hot Country Songs | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2014 | accessdate=December 9, 2014}}

| align="center" | 13

=Certifications=

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