Craving You
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{{Infobox song
| name = Craving You
| cover = ThomasRhettCravingYou.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris
| album = Life Changes
| recorded = 2017
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| genre = {{hlist|Pop{{cite magazine|last1=McKenna|first1=Brittany|title=Hear Thomas Rhett, Maren Morris' Driving New Song 'Craving You'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/hear-thomas-rhett-maren-morris-new-song-craving-you-w474401|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=31 March 2017|accessdate=August 11, 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Liebig|first1=Lorie|title=Hear Thomas Rhett and Maren Morris Go Pop with New Single 'Craving You'|url=http://www.wideopencountry.com/thomas-rhett-and-maren-morris-craving-you/|website=Wide Open Country|date=31 March 2017|accessdate=August 23, 2017}}|country pop{{cite web | url=https://themusicalhype.com/thomas-rhett-craving-you-track-review/ | title=Thomas Rhett, Craving You | Track Review 🎵 | date=31 July 2017 }}}}
| length = {{ubl|{{Duration|m=3|s=44}} (single version)|{{duration|m=3|s=42}} |(album version)}}
| label = Valory
| writer = {{hlist|Dave Barnes|Julian Bunetta}}
| producer = {{hlist|Dann Huff|Julian Bunetta||Joe London|Thomas Rhett}}
| chronology = Thomas Rhett
| prev_title = Star of the Show
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Unforgettable
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Maren Morris
| type = single
| prev_title = I Could Use a Love Song
| prev_year = 2017
| title = Craving You
| year = 2017
| next_title = The Middle
| next_year = 2018
}}
}}
"Craving You" is a song recorded by American country music singer Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris. It was released to country radio on April 3, 2017 via Valory Music Group as the lead single from Rhett's third studio album, Life Changes, which was released on September 8, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1784496/thomas-rhetts-life-changes-arrives-sept-8/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728115047/http://www.cmt.com/news/1784496/thomas-rhetts-life-changes-arrives-sept-8/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 28, 2017|title=Thomas Rhett's Life Changes Arrives Sept. 8|work=Country Music Television|date=July 27, 2017|accessdate=July 27, 2017}} The song was written by Dave Barnes and Julian Bunetta.{{cite web |url=http://theboot.com/thomas-rhett-maren-morris-craving-you-music-video/ |title=Watch Thomas Rhett and Maren Morris' Action-Packed 'Craving You' Music Video |first= Angela |last=Stefano |date=May 4, 2017|work=The Boot }} The song is notable for its cinematic music video.
Background
Rhett was originally scheduled to co-write the song with David Barnes and Julian Bunetta, however, he was sick on the day and was therefore absent at the writing session.{{cite web |url=http://tasteofcountry.com/thomas-rhett-craving-you-new-single-maren-morris/ |title=Thomas Rhett Calls on Maren Morris for New Single, 'Craving You' |first=Sterling |last=Whitaker |date=March 24, 2017 |work=Taste of Country |access-date=August 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819232922/http://tasteofcountry.com/thomas-rhett-craving-you-new-single-maren-morris/ |archive-date=August 19, 2017 |url-status=dead }} Bunetta then send Rhett the demo the next day and Rhett said he was "blown away by the longing-ness of the story".{{cite web |title= Thomas Rhett Brings 'Craving You' to the 2017 CMT Music Awards |url= http://theboot.com/thomas-rhett-brings-craving-you-to-the-2017-cmt-music-awards/|work=The Boot |first=Christina |last=Vinson |date=June 8, 2017 }} Maren Morris contributed vocals on the song and recorded her parts in an hour. However, it was not decided whether her vocals would be used until later as Rhett thought the song may not be "really a duet song". His producer then sent him a version with just his vocal, and then another version with Morris on it; Rhett said: "I think me and my wife and my team were just collectively like "Wow, she adds such a crazy element to the song.""
Composition
The song was written in the key of A minor, with Rhett's and Morris's vocals spanning from C3 to E5.{{cite web|title=Thomas Rhett Feat. Maren Morris – 'Craving You' Sheet Music (Digital Download)|date = 4 May 2017|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0173369|publisher=Universal Music|accessdate=September 24, 2017}} Apart from pop music, the song also contains elements of country and R&B.{{cite web |url=https://utiom.com/craving-you-thomas-rhett-ft-maren-morris-2288f00608aa |title='Craving You,' Thomas Rhett (ft. Maren Morris) |access-date=2017-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706104035/https://utiom.com/craving-you-thomas-rhett-ft-maren-morris-2288f00608aa |archive-date=2017-07-06 |url-status=dead }}
Commercial performance
"Craving You" reached No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart dated July 22, 2017, becoming Rhett's eighth number one single on that chart, and Morris's first.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7864963/thomas-rhett-maren-morris-airplay-lee-greenwood-song-sales-surge |title=Thomas Rhett, Maren Morris Crown Airplay; Lee Greenwood Hits No. 2 on Digital Song Sales|date=July 11, 2017 |first= Jim |last=Asker|magazine=Billboard }} The song was certified three-times Platinum by the RIAA on November 14, 2023, and it has sold 384,000 copies in the United States as of October 2017.{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2017/10/42363-top-30-digital-country-singles-sales-chart-october-10-2017 |title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: October 10, 2017 |first= Matt |last=Bjorke |date=October 10, 2017 |work=Roughstock }}
Music video
The official music video was directed by TK McKamy, and premiered on GQ on March 31, 2017, while it premiered on CMT, GAC, and Vevo on May 2, 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.gq.com/story/thomas-rhett-craving-you-premiere |title=Thomas Rhett Has a New Song and a New Direction |first=Dan |last= Hyman |date=March 31, 2017|work=GQ }} It is presented as a movie trailer for a crime thriller involving a bank heist, with Morris playing a bank robber and Rhett playing an undercover cop.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/see-thomas-rhett-maren-morris-craving-you-video-w480602 |title=See Thomas Rhett, Maren Morris Fire Guns, Bust Heads in New Video |first=Jon |last=Freeman |date=May 4, 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone }}
Charts
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! Chart (2017) ! Peak |
| {{singlechart|Canada|61|artist=Thomas Rhett|accessdate=July 11, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|1|artist=Thomas Rhett|accessdate=June 27, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|39|artist=Thomas Rhett|accessdate=July 11, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountryairplay|1|artist=Thomas Rhett|accessdate=July 10, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|3|artist=Thomas Rhett|accessdate=July 5, 2017}} |
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Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|type=single|title=Craving You|artist=Thomas Rhett|region=Australia|award=Gold|certyear=2024|relyear=2017|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Thomas Rhett|title=Craving You|relyear=2017|number=3|certyear=2023|accessdate=November 14, 2023|refname="RIAA"}}
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References
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Category:Big Machine Records singles
Category:Male–female vocal duets
Category:Songs written by Julian Bunetta
Category:Songs written by Dave Barnes