Came Here to Forget
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| name = Came Here to Forget
| cover = Came Here To Forget (Official Single Cover) by Blake Shelton.png
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| type = single
| artist = Blake Shelton
| album = If I'm Honest and Fully Loaded: God's Country
| released = {{start date|2016|3|8}}
| recorded = 2016
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| genre = Country pop
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=40}}
| label = Warner Bros. Nashville
| writer = {{hlist|Deric Ruttan|Craig Wiseman}}
| producer = Scott Hendricks
| prev_title = Gonna
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Savior's Shadow
| next_year = 2016
}}
"Came Here to Forget" is a song recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton for his tenth studio album, If I'm Honest (2016) and would be used for Shelton's other album Fully Loaded: God's Country. Released as the former album's lead single, the song became digitally available on March 8, 2016. The track was written by Craig Wiseman and Deric Ruttan, while production was handled by Scott Hendricks.
Composition
"Came Here to Forget" was written by Craig Wiseman and Deric Ruttan, while production was handled by Scott Hendricks.{{cite news|title=Blake Shelton, 'Came Here To Forget' [Listen]|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/blake-shelton-came-here-to-forget/|accessdate=12 March 2016|work=Taste of Country|date=March 8, 2016}}
Critical reception
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country reviewed the single with favor, praising Shelton's expressive performance as well as progressive style.
Commercial performance
After its release, "Came Here to Forget" received commercial success in the United States and Canada. The song debuted at No. 1 on Country Digital Song chart on its release with 53,000 sold in its first week, becoming Shelton's fourth No. 1 on the chart.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7262647/country-songs-charts-cole-swindell-carrie-underwood|title= Cole Swindell & Carrie Underwood Take Over Country Songs Charts|date=March 15, 2016 |first= Jim|last= Asker |magazine=Billboard }} It also entered the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 6, his highest debut and 25th top 10 on that chart, and at No. 18 On Country Airplay, which equaled Shelton's 2014 song "Neon Light" as his highest entry to the chart. This became Shelton's 22nd number one hit and also his 17th consecutive hit of his career. The song has sold 506,000 copies in the United States as of August 2016.{{cite news|url =http://roughstock.com/news/2016/08/40792-top-30-digital-singles-sales-report-august-30-2016 |title=Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: August 30, 2016 |first = Matt|last= Bjorke|date = August 30, 2016 }}
Music video
The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered in March 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/blake-shelton/1361287/came-here-to-forget.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402072125/http://www.cmt.com/videos/blake-shelton/1361287/came-here-to-forget.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2016|title=CMT : Videos : Blake Shelton : Came Here to Forget|publisher=Country Music Television|accessdate=March 31, 2016}}
Charts and certifications
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= Charts =
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| scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{singlechart|Canada|56|artist=Blake Shelton|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 15, 2016}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|1|artist=Blake Shelton|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 15, 2016}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|36|artist=Blake Shelton|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 1, 2016}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountryairplay|1|artist=Blake Shelton|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 15, 2016}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=Blake Shelton|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 15, 2016}} |
=Year end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2016)
!scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Country Airplay: Year End 2016|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/country-airplay-songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=January 5, 2017}}
| 39 |
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot Country Songs: Year End 2016|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/hot-country-songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=January 5, 2017}}
| 9 |
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= Certifications =
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Blake Shelton|title=Came Here to Forget|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|access-date=April 28, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Blake Shelton|title=Came Here to Forget|relyear=2016|certmonth=10|certyear=2020|salesamount=506,000|salesref=|access-date=January 29, 2021}}
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References
{{reflist|30em}}
{{Blake Shelton singles}}
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Category:Music videos directed by Trey Fanjoy
Category:Songs written by Deric Ruttan
Category:Songs written by Craig Wiseman