Hotel Key
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{{Infobox song
| name = Hotel Key
| cover = Hotel_Key_-_Old_Dominion.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Old Dominion
| album = Happy Endings
| released = {{start date|2018|4|9}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 2:47
| label = RCA Nashville
| writer = {{hlist|Matthew Ramsey|Trevor Rosen|Josh Osborne}}
| producer = Shane McAnally
| prev_title = Written in the Sand
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Make It Sweet
| next_year = 2018
}}
"Hotel Key" is a song recorded by American country music group Old Dominion. It was released in April 2018 as the third single from their 2017 album Happy Endings.
Content
"Hotel Key" is about a couple who has a one-night stand at a hotel, but does not forget their encounter after it is over. In particular, the female half of the couple keeps the hotel key as a memento after the encounter is over.{{cite web|url=http://www.whiskeyriff.com/2018/03/27/old-dominion-announces-reminiscent-new-single-hotel-key/|title=OLD DOMINION ANNOUNCES REMINISCENT NEW SINGLE "HOTEL KEY"|last=Langler|first=Wes|date=March 27, 2018|work=Whiskey Riff|accessdate=July 11, 2018}} Group members Matthew Ramsey and Trevor Rosen wrote the song with Josh Osborne.{{cite web|url=http://theboot.com/old-dominion-hotel-key-the-wild-feathers-big-sky-new-songs/|title=Hear New Singles From Old Dominion, The Wild Feathers and More Country Artists [Listen]|last=Carr|first=Courtney|date=April 6, 2018|work=The Boot|accessdate=July 11, 2018}}
The radio version changes the verse where Ramsey sings "We were smoking a little, from a half an ounce," to "We were stuck in the middle, lovin’ every ounce."
Commercial performance
The song reached number one on the Country Airplay chart for charts dated September 29, 2018, becoming Old Dominion's fifth number one single, and the fourth consecutive number one, on that chart.{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8476828/carrie-underwood-makes-history-country-albums-chart |title=Carrie Underwood Makes History With Seventh Consecutive No. 1 on Top Country Albums Chart|date=September 25, 2018 |first= Jim |last=Asker|magazine=Billboard }} The song has sold 105,000 copies in the United States as of October 2018.{{cite news|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2018/10/43484-top-30-digital-country-tracks-chart-october-31-2018|title=TOP 30 Digital Country Tracks Chart: October 31, 2018|work=RoughStock|first=Matt |last=Bjorke |date= October 31, 2018|accessdate=November 9, 2018}}
Music video
The song's music video was directed by Jim Wright, and was filmed at the Safari Inn in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It portrays a couple's encounter at a hotel, with Ramsey portraying a desk clerk.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/see-old-dominion-rock-a-parking-lot-in-hotel-key-video-630225/|title=See Old Dominion Rock a Parking Lot in 'Hotel Key' Video|last=Freeman|first=Jon|magazine=Rolling Stone|accessdate=July 11, 2018}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{single chart|Canada|76|artist=Old Dominion|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 5, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadacountry|2|artist=Old Dominion|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 5, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|48|artist=Old Dominion|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 25, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountryairplay|1|artist=Old Dominion|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 25, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|5|artist=Old Dominion|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 25, 2018}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Country Airplay – Year-End 2018|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/country-airplay-songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 7, 2018}}
| 4 |
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-country-songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 7, 2018}}
| 20 |
| scope="row"| US Radio Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/radio-songs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010032501/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/radio-songs|archive-date=October 10, 2021|title=Radio Songs - Year-End|year=2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 10, 2022}}
| 59 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Old Dominion|title=Hotel Key|award=Gold|relyear=2017|certyear=2018|accessdate=February 20, 2021}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Old Dominion|title=Hotel Key|award=Platinum|relyear=2017|certyear=2020|accessdate=February 20, 2021}}
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References
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{{Old Dominion}}
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Category:Songs written by Matthew Ramsey
Category:Songs written by Trevor Rosen
Category:Songs written by Josh Osborne
Category:Old Dominion (band) songs
Category:RCA Records Nashville singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Shane McAnally