Homegrown Honey

{{Infobox song

| name = Homegrown Honey

| cover = Darius Rucker - Homegrown Honey.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Darius Rucker

| album = Southern Style

| released = {{Start date|2014|08|25}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=25}}

| label = Capitol Nashville

| writer = {{hlist|Darius Rucker|Charles Kelley|Nathan Chapman}}

| producer = Frank Rogers

| prev_title = Miss You

| prev_year = 2014

| next_title = Southern Style

| next_year = 2015

}}

"Homegrown Honey" is a song recorded by American country music artist Darius Rucker. It was released in August 2014 as the first single from his fifth studio album.{{cite news|last1=Bjorke |first1=Matt |title=Darius Rucker's "Homegrown Honey" Hits Radio |url=http://roughstock.com/news/darius-ruckers-homegrown-honey-hits-radio/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140925193754/http://roughstock.com/news/darius-ruckers-homegrown-honey-hits-radio/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 25, 2014 |accessdate=September 25, 2014 |work=Roughstock |date=August 25, 2014 }}{{cite news|last1=Thompson|first1=Gayle|title=Darius Rucker Releases 'Homegrown Honey' Single|url=http://theboot.com/darius-rucker-homegrown-honey/|accessdate=September 25, 2014|work=The Boot|date=September 7, 2014}} The album, Southern Style, was released on March 31, 2015.{{cite news|last1=Stefano|first1=Angela|title=Darius Rucker Reveals New Album Details, 2015 Southern Style Tour Plans|url=http://theboot.com/darius-rucker-southern-style-album-2015-tour/|accessdate=January 13, 2015|work=The Boot|date=January 13, 2015}} Rucker wrote the song with Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum and Nathan Chapman.{{cite news|last1=Reuter|first1=Annie|title=Interview: Darius Rucker Talks New Album 'Homegrown Honey,' Upcoming Christmas Record|url=http://radio.com/2014/09/16/darius-rucker-interview-new-album-upcoming-christmas-record/|accessdate=September 25, 2014|work=radio.com|date=September 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319180221/http://radio.com/2014/09/16/darius-rucker-interview-new-album-upcoming-christmas-record/|archive-date=March 19, 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last1=Wyland|first1=Sarah|title=Darius Rucker Releases "Homegrown Honey"|url=http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2014/09/08/darius-rucker-releases-homegrown-honey/|accessdate=September 25, 2014|work=Great American Country|date=September 8, 2014|archive-date=September 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911120345/http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2014/09/08/darius-rucker-releases-homegrown-honey/|url-status=dead}}

Critical reception

The song received a favorable review from Taste of Country, which called it a "feel-good melody" which "lives up to expectations." It went on to say that the song is "consistent with what Rucker has released since debuting as a full-time country artist in 2008" and "his vocals stand out above all other instruments, stamping an undeniable signature on this country cut."{{cite news|title=Darius Rucker, 'Homegrown Honey' [Listen]|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/darius-rucker-homegrown-honey/|accessdate=September 25, 2014|work=Taste of Country|date=August 14, 2014}} Paul Bowers of Charleston City Paper also gave the song a favorable review. Bowers called it "classic feel-good Rucker," writing that "he's got that country drawl down pat without trying too hard, he's consistently writing catchy summer anthems like this one, and he's just a nice dude by all accounts."{{cite news|last1=Bowers|first1=Paul|title=Darius Rucker releases new single 'Homegrown Honey'|url=http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/FeedbackFile/archives/2014/08/26/darius-rucker-releases-new-single-homegrown-honey|accessdate=September 25, 2014|work=Charleston City Paper|date=August 26, 2014}}

Commercial performance

"Homegrown Honey" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of August 30, 2014.{{cite news|title=Dierks Bentley Lands "Drunk on a Plane" at No. 1|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1730371/dierks-bentley-lands-drunk-on-a-plane-at-no-1.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903164851/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1730371/dierks-bentley-lands-drunk-on-a-plane-at-no-1.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 3, 2014|accessdate=September 4, 2014|newspaper=Country Music Television|date=August 23, 2014}} It also debuted at number 25 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of September 13, 2014. It also debuted at number 97 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of November 22, 2014. As of April 2015, the song has sold 376,000 copies in the US.{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2015/04/34491-country-musics-top-30-digital-singles-week-april-22-2015/ |title=Country Music's Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of April 22, 2015|author= Matt Bjorke |date= April 22, 2015 |work=Roughstock }} Sales figure given [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MX4sBuNKC6f3cyxGxlcWn6HkDePh8szm8um2jkV6CVE/edit#gid=0 here]

The song debuted at number 50 on the Canada Country chart for the week of October 18, 2014. It also debuted at number 76 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of September 13, 2014.

Music video

A music video was shot in Conway, South Carolina in August 2014, filmed primarily at Coastal Carolina University, with the beginning bar scene shot at Rivertown Bistro in Conway.{{cite news|last1=Merlo |first1=Debbie |title=Darius Rucker shoots video for new song "Homegrown Honey" in Conway |url=http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/08/25/4432461_darius-rucker-shoots-video-for.html?rh=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006090036/http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/08/25/4432461_darius-rucker-shoots-video-for.html?rh=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |accessdate=September 25, 2014 |work=Myrtle Beach Online |date=August 25, 2014 }} The video features scenes of a woman in a bar, Rucker in a hallway surrounded by fans, as well as the band playing their concert at the school.{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Michael|title=Darius Rucker's next music video to showcase Coastal Carolina University, Conway|url=http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/education/article_2de1eb8e-2c5a-11e4-81c2-001a4bcf6878.html|accessdate=September 29, 2014|work=Waccamaw Publishing|date=August 25, 2014}}

Charts

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! Chart (2014–2015)

! Peak
position

{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|53|artist=Darius Rucker|accessdate=March 26, 2015}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col"\|Chart (2014) !scope="col"\|Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine \| url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/hot-country-songs \| title=Best of 2014: Hot Country Songs \| magazine=Billboard \| publisher=Prometheus Global Media \| date=2014 \| accessdate=December 9, 2014}} \| align="center" \| 94
US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/files/pdfs/country_update_1215.pdf\|title=Billboard Country Update for December 15, 2014\|page=17\|date=December 15, 2014\|magazine=Billboard\|publisher=Prometheus Global Media\|accessdate=December 15, 2014}} \| align="center" \| 86

class="wikitable sortable"

scope="col"|Chart (2014)

!scope="col"|Position

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

| align="center" | 94

US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/files/pdfs/country_update_1215.pdf|title=Billboard Country Update for December 15, 2014|page=17|date=December 15, 2014|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=December 15, 2014}}

| align="center" | 86

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col"\|Chart (2015) !scope="col"\|Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine \| url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/hot-country-songs \| title=Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs \| magazine=Billboard \| publisher=Prometheus Global Media \| date=2015 \| accessdate=December 9, 2015}} \| align="center" \| 51
US Country Airplay (Billboard){{Cite magazine \| url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/country-airplay-songs \| title=Best of 2015: Country Airplay \| magazine=Billboard \| publisher=Prometheus Global Media \| date=2015 \| accessdate=December 9, 2015}} \| align="center" \| 15

class="wikitable sortable"

scope="col"|Chart (2015)

!scope="col"|Position

US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/hot-country-songs | title=Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2015 | accessdate=December 9, 2015}}

| align="center" | 51

US Country Airplay (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/country-airplay-songs | title=Best of 2015: Country Airplay | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2015 | accessdate=December 9, 2015}}

| align="center" | 15

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Darius Rucker|title=Homegrown Honey|award=Gold|relyear=2014|certyear=2021|refname=RIAA|access-date=July 1, 2021}}

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References

Category:2014 songs

Category:2014 singles

Category:Darius Rucker songs

Category:Capitol Records Nashville singles

Category:Songs written by Darius Rucker

Category:Songs written by Charles Kelley

Category:Songs written by Nathan Chapman (record producer)

Category:Song recordings produced by Frank Rogers (record producer)