Lightning Bug (song)
{{short description|2021 single by Dean Brody}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Lightning Bug
| cover = Lightning Bug.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Dean Brody
| album = Boys
| released = {{start date|2021|04|28}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country pop
| length = 2:47
| label = {{hlist|Scurvy Dog|Starseed}}
| writer =
- Dean Brody
| producer = Todd Clark
| chronology = Dean Brody singles
| prev_title = Boys
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = More Drinkin' Than Fishin'
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|1i-uIdDlmfQ|"Lightning Bug"}}|header=Lyric Video|type=Single}}
}}
"Lightning Bug" is a song written and recorded by Canadian country artist Dean Brody.{{cite web|title=Dean Brody - Lightning Bug|url=https://newcountrysongs.com/dean-brody/lightning-bug/|work=New Country Songs|accessdate=May 27, 2021}} The song was released to radio in April 2021,{{cite web|url=https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2021/05/02/single-servings-may-3-2021|title= Single Servings, May 3, 2021|first=Jason|last=Schneider|work=FYI Music News|date=May 2, 2021|accessdate=May 7, 2021}} as the fourth single from Brody's seventh studio album Boys.{{cite web |title= Dean Brody latest single Lighting Bug on radio|url=https://whatonwhatsgood.com/music/dean-brody/|website=What On What's Good|accessdate=May 27, 2021}}
Background
Brody wrote "Lightning Bug" by himself, and it was inspired by one of his first songwriting trips to Nashville, Tennessee. He remarked that he wanted to write a song "that captured the magic of being caught up in a warm summer night. It’s meant to tell the story of being in love with that special someone, with an almost dreamlike soundscape".{{cite web |title=Dean Brody releases another single from his Boys album – "Lightning Bug" |url=https://canadianbeats.ca/2021/05/01/dean-brody-releases-another-single-from-his-boys-album-lightning-bug/|first=Nanci|last=Dagg|website=Canadian Beats Media|date=May 1, 2021}}
Critical reception
Nanci Dagg of Canadian Beats Media referred to the track as a "heartfelt love song", adding that it "takes listeners to that place where those magical memories of falling in love happen while providing everyone that listens to it a bright spot in what has been a challenging year for us all". Courtney Fielder of Country100.7 called the song a "hit", saying it was released "just in time for summer".{{cite web|first=Courtney|last=Fielder|url=https://www.discovermoosejaw.com/country-100/fresh-music-friday-song-of-the-day-dean-brody-lightning-bug|title=Fresh Music Friday Song Of The Day: Dean Brody- "Lightning Bug"|work=Country100.7|publisher=Discover Moose Jaw|date=May 21, 2021}}
Commercial performance
"Lightning Bug" peaked at number 78 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of August 7, 2021. It also peaked at number seven on the Billboard Canada Country chart for the same week, marking Brody's twenty-ninth career top ten hit. It has been certified Gold by Music Canada.
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for "Lightning Bug" ! Chart (2021) ! Peak |
| {{single chart|Canada|78|artist=Dean Brody|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 3, 2021|refname="Canadian Hot 100"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadacountry|7|artist=Dean Brody|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 2, 2021|refname="Canada Country"}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Dean Brody|title=Lightning Bug|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2022|access-date=August 22, 2022|refname="MC"}}
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References
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Category:Songs written by Dean Brody