Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right
{{Infobox song
| name = Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right
| cover = Billy Currington - Doin' Something.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Billy Currington
| album = Doin' Somethin' Right
| released = May 16, 2005
| recorded = 2005
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 4:29 (album version)
3:59 (radio version)
| label = Mercury Nashville
| writer = {{hlist|Marty Dodson|Patrick Jason Matthews}}
| producer = Carson Chamberlain
| prev_title = Party for Two
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = Why, Why, Why
| next_year = 2006
| misc = {{External music video|"[https://web.archive.org/web/20071028111719/http://www.cmt.com/videos/billy-currington/60812/must-be-doin-somethin-right.jhtml Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right]" at CMT.com}}
}}
"Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" is a song written by Marty Dodson and Patrick Jason Matthews and recorded by American country music singer Billy Currington. It was released in May 2005 as the first single from Currington's 2005 album Doin' Somethin' Right. The song became Currington’s first number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
Content
The song is a love ballad, set in the key of A major, with a main chord pattern of F{{sharp}}m-D-A on the verses.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/scorchVPE.asp?ppn=SC0023761|title=Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right|work=MusicNotes.com|accessdate=2 February 2012}} In it, the narrator says that he "must be doin' somethin' right" in the relationship with his lover.
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that the song "gets a nicely mellow, relaxed Californian vibe".{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r793903|pure_url=yes}}|title=Doin' Somethin' Right review|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|work=Allmusic|accessdate=July 4, 2011}}
Chart performance
"Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 11, 2005, and peaked at No. 1 on December 31, 2005.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/2005-12-31 |title=Country Airplay: June 27, 2015|magazine=Billboard }} The song has sold 1,282,000 copies in the US as of January 2016.{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/01/39625-top-30-digital-country-singles-chart-january-19-2016|title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: January 19, 2016|first= Matt |last=Bjorke |date= January 18, 2016 |work=Roughstock }}
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!align="left"|Chart (2005–2006) !align="center"|Peak |
| align="left"|Canada Country (Radio & Records){{cite web |title=Canada Country Top 30 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2006/RR-2006-01-27.pdf |website=Radio & Records |date=January 27, 2006|accessdate=December 30, 2019 |page=50}}
|align="center"|4 |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Billy Currington|artistid=516593}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|39|artist=Billy Currington|artistid=516593}} |
=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"|Chart (2006)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2006: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2006| accessdate=July 10, 2012}}
| align="center" | 34 |
Release history
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|+Release dates and format(s) for "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" !Region !Date !Format(s) !Label(s) !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| United States
|May 16, 2005 |{{Cite journal |date=May 13, 2005 |title=Going for Adds - Country |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-05-13.pdf |journal=Radio & Records}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Billy Currington|title=Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right|award=Platinum|number=4|type=single|relyear=2005|certyear=2024|access-date=May 20, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Billy Currington|title=Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right|award=Gold|note=Mastertone|type=ringtone|relyear=2005|certyear=2007|refname=mastertone|access-date=August 10, 2022}}
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References
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Category:Billy Currington songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Carson Chamberlain
Category:Mercury Nashville singles
Category:Songs written by Marty Dodson
Category:Songs written by Patrick Jason Matthews
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