Fish (song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Fish
| cover = Fish-Craig-Campbell-singlecover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Craig Campbell
| album = Craig Campbell
| released = {{Start date|2011|06|06}}
| recorded = 2010
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=49}}
| label = Bigger Picture Music Group
| writer = Craig Campbell
Arlos Smith
Ashe Underwood
| producer = Keith Stegall
| prev_title = Family Man
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = When I Get It
| next_year = 2011
}}
"Fish" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Craig Campbell. It was released in June 2011 as the second single from his self-titled debut album. Campbell wrote this song with Arlos Smith and Ashe Underwood.
Content
The song's rhyming scheme implies the word "fuck", which is replaced at the last second by "fish" ("I had everything we needed in the back of my truck / Turns out my baby loves to fish").{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/craig-campbell-fish-lyrics/|title=Craig Campbell, 'Fish' – Lyrics Uncovered|last=Conaway|first=Alanna|date=May 19, 2011|work=Taste of Country|access-date=September 21, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/ontheverge/story/2011-09-04/On-the-verge-Craig-Campbell/50244118/1|title=On the verge: Craig Campbell|last=Mansfield|first=Brian|date=September 2, 2011|work=USA Today|access-date=September 21, 2011}}
Critical reception
William Ruhlmann of Allmusic described the song as "a single-entendre joke of the kind that hasn't been heard since that old sophomoric tune 'Shaving Cream'".{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r2047406|pure_url=yes}}|title=Craig Campbell review|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=July 3, 2011}}
Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the single three stars out of five, saying that it "may not be deep or anything of that sort but it is perfect for summer time playlists and that ultimately makes it a successful single."{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/craig-campbell-fish-single-review|title=Craig Campbell — "Fish"|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|date=July 6, 2011|work=Roughstock|access-date=September 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711153626/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/craig-campbell-fish-single-review|archive-date=July 11, 2011|url-status=dead}}
Music video
The music video was directed by Wes Edwards and stars the host of the World Fishing Network's Hookin' Up with Mariko Izumi, who plays his love interest.{{cite web|url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=5583|title=Campbell goes fishing on video|date=July 27, 2011|work=Country Standard Time|access-date=September 21, 2011}}
Chart performance
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!align="left"|Chart (2011) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|23|artist=Craig Campbell|artistid=384579}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|83|artist=Craig Campbell|artistid=384579}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col"|Chart (2011)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/hot-country-songs | title=Best of 2011: Country Songs | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media |year=2011 | access-date=December 10, 2011}}
| align="center" | 81 |
References
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Category:Craig Campbell (singer) songs
Category:Songs written by Craig Campbell (singer)
Category:Song recordings produced by Keith Stegall