Colder Weather
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{{Infobox song
| name = Colder Weather
| cover = ZBB - Colder Weather cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Zac Brown Band
| album = You Get What You Give
| released = {{Start date|2010|12|20}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=35}}
| label = Atlantic/Southern Ground
| writer = {{hlist|Zac Brown|Wyatt Durrette|Levi Lowrey|Coy Bowles}}
| producer = {{hlist|Zac Brown|Keith Stegall}}
| prev_title = As She's Walking Away
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Knee Deep
| next_year = 2011
}}
"Colder Weather" is a song by American country music group Zac Brown Band. Lead singer Zac Brown co-wrote the song with Coy Bowles (the band's keyboardist and guitarist), Wyatt Durrette and Levi Lowrey. It is the band's seventh single release overall, and the second single from their 2010 album You Get What You Give.
Content
The lyric is about a trucker who is on the road, and separated from his lover due to the weather. Co-writer Wyatt Durrette told The Boot:
{{quote|There was a girl I was seeing, who lived in Kansas City. We really liked each other, but geography and timing just wasn't working for us. She was getting pretty frustrated with the whole thing and wanted me to slow down, as far as traveling so much and all those things. I wasn't willing to do that because we were just getting started, and I'm chasing my dreams.{{cite web|url=http://www.theboot.com/2011/03/01/zac-brown-band-colder-weather-lyrics/|title=Zac Brown Band, 'Colder Weather' – Story Behind the Lyrics|last=Conaway|first=Alanna|date=March 1, 2011|work=The Boot|accessdate=November 8, 2011}}}}
"Colder Weather" is in the key of E-flat major, with the guitars set to E♭ tuning. In this song, Brown's vocals range from B{{flat}}2 to A{{flat}}4.
Critical reception
The song has received primarily positive reviews from critics. Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly, in her review of the album, called it "lyrically profound,"{{Cite web |url=http://www.countryweekly.com/zac_brown_band_you_get_what_you_give/reviews/881 |title=You Get What You Give : Zac Brown Band – Reviews – Country Weekly Magazine |last=Phillips |first=Jessica |publisher=Country Weekly |date=September 17, 2010 |accessdate=January 24, 2011}} and Eric R. Danton of the Hartford Courant said that it was the "sorrowful, solitary kind of song with an old-school country-ballad feel made for crisp nights in the high country."{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.courant.com/eric_danton_sound_check/2010/09/zac-brown-band-you-get-what-you-give-review.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102064346/http://blogs.courant.com/eric_danton_sound_check/2010/09/zac-brown-band-you-get-what-you-give-review.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 2, 2013 |title=You Get What You Give : Zac Brown Band – Reviews – Country Weekly Magazine |last=Danton |first=Eric R. |publisher=The Hartford Courant |date=September 21, 2010 |accessdate=January 24, 2011 }} Giving it a "thumbs up," Karlie Justus of Engine 145 called it "loneliness and longing set to music", also praising the production and lyrics. She compared the song's style to Merle Haggard.{{cite web|url=http://www.engine145.com/zac-brown-band-colder-weather/|title=Zac Brown Band — "Colder Weather"|last=Justus|first=Karlie|date=January 12, 2011|work=Engine 145|accessdate=January 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107024431/http://www.engine145.com/zac-brown-band-colder-weather/|archive-date=November 7, 2014|url-status=usurped}} Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine was less favorable, calling the song "somewhat strident and inorganic."{{Cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/zac-brown-band-you-get-what-you-give/2257 |title=Zac Brown Band: You Get What You Give |last=Keefe |first=Jonathan |work=Slant Magazine |date=September 19, 2010 |accessdate=January 24, 2011}}
Music video
The music video was directed by Darren Doane and premiered in February 2011. Australian actor Liam Hemsworth appeared in the video portraying the male character who temporarily leaves his girlfriend during the winter. Tori McPetrie portrays his girlfriend.
Charts and certifications
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=Weekly charts=
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| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|1|artist=Zac Brown|artistid=920173|accessdate=December 12, 2021}} |
| {{singlechart|Canada|47|artist=Zac Brown Band|artistid=1293329}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Zac Brown Band|artistid=1293329}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|29|artist=Zac Brown Band|artistid=1293329}} |
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=Certifications=
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{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Canada|artist=Zac Brown Band|title=Colder Weather|award=Gold|relyear=2010|certyear=2012|digital=true|access-date=January 10, 2014}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Zac Brown Band|title=Colder Weather|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2010|certyear=2017|access-date=September 16, 2017|salesamount=2,017,000|salesref={{cite news|url = http://roughstock.com/news/2016/02/39808-the-top-30-digital-country-singles-february-16-2016|title = The Top 30 Digital Country Singles: February 16, 2016|first = Matt|last= Bjorke|date = February 16, 2016 }} }}
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References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oouFE51HcqM&feature=feedu Official Music Video]
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Category:Song recordings produced by Keith Stegall
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Bigger Picture Music Group singles
Category:Songs written by Levi Lowrey