September (Daughtry song)
{{Short description|2010 single by Daughtry}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = September
| cover = Daughtry - September (single cover).jpeg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Daughtry
| album = Leave This Town
| B-side = What Have We Become
| released = {{start date|2010|06|01}}
| recorded = September 2008 – March 2009 (Los Angeles)
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|pop rock}}
| length =
- {{duration|m=4|s=00}} (album version)
- {{duration|m=3|s=54}} (radio edit)
| label = RCA
| writer = {{hlist|Chris Daughtry|Josh Steely}}
| producer = Howard Benson
| prev_title = Life After You
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Renegade
| next_year = 2011
}}
"September" is the third and final single from Daughtry's second album Leave This Town (2009). This song was co-written by Chris Daughtry and Josh Steely. It was first released June 1, 2010, through RCA Records. The mid-tempo ballad is inspired by Chris's childhood memories growing up with his brother in Lasker, North Carolina.
This song was performed on the ninth season of American Idol on May 12, 2010. "September" debuted at 30 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart.
Background
Daughtry wrote the riff for "September" while he was on tour with Bon Jovi.{{cite magazine |url= http://edit.billboard.com/articles/list/1550614/top-100-american-idol-hits-of-all-time?list_page=3 |title=Top 100 'American Idol' Hits of All Time | author=Fred Bronson |magazine=Billboard|date=March 5, 2013 |accessdate=March 6, 2013 }} His bandmate Josh Steely sent Daughtry some lyrical ideas and Chris sent back a lyric based on Steely's outline, which Steely said was "exactly what he was going for, remembering the summer and going back to school". According to Daughtry, "every time I hear that song it takes me back to my summers in Lasker. I loved growing up there, but I knew I'd have leave to make something of my life." The song's lines, "Yeah, we knew we had to leave this town / But we never knew when and we never knew how / We would end up here the way we are" inspired the album's title.{{cite web|url=http://aolradio.slacker.com/|title=AOL Radio Stations|first=Slacker|last=Inc|website=AOL Radio}} Daughtry wanted "September" as a single, and that it should be released "at the time of the year when it will have meaning".
Music video
The music video was shot on July 1, 2010,{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CHRIS_Daughtry/status/17489910601|title=Heading to the "September" video shoot...|first=Chris|last=Daughtry|date=July 1, 2010|publisher=}} at the Stevens Center of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CHRIS_Daughtry/status/18730984234|title=Btw, the video was shot at Stevens Center in Winston Salem, NC|first=Chris|last=Daughtry|date=July 16, 2010|publisher=}} and premiered on Vevo on July 16, 2010. The band is shown performing on stage with photos and home videos of them projected behind them.
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Digital download – single
| title1 = September
| writer1 = {{hlist|Chris Daughtry|Josh Steely}}
| length1 = 4:00
| title2 = What Have We Become
| writer2 = {{hlist|Daughtry|Brian Craddock|Steely|Josh Paul|Joey Barnes|Tommy Henriksen}}
| length2 = 3:43
}}
Chart performance
On the issue dated August 21, 2010, "September" became Daughtry's ninth single to reach the Billboard Hot 100. The single has sold 355,000 digital downloads as of November 24, 2010.{{cite news|last1=Mansfield|first1=Brian|title='Idol' track sales: Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson, Adam Lambert and more|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/12/idol-track-sales-jason-aldean--kelly-clarkson-adam-lambert-and-more/1?loc=interstitialskip|access-date=September 22, 2016|work=Idol Chatter on USA Today|publisher=Gannett Company|date=December 1, 2010}} On the November 6, 2010 issue, the song reached its peak at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their eighth top-40 single.{{cite magazine|title=The Hot 100|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2010-11-06|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=September 22, 2016|format=The Week Of November 6, 2010}}
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=Weekly charts=
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! Chart (2010–2011) ! Peak |
| {{single chart|Canada|29|artist=Daughtry|rowheader=true|access-date=September 21, 2016}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadaac|4|artist=Daughtry|rowheader=true|access-date=June 21, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadahotac|36|artist=Daughtry|rowheader=true|access-date=June 21, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|36|artist=Daughtry|rowheader=true|access-date=September 21, 2016}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|2|artist=Daughtry|rowheader=true|access-date=September 21, 2016}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|2|artist=Daughtry|rowheader=true|access-date=September 21, 2016}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|20|artist=Daughtry|rowheader=true|access-date=September 21, 2016}} |
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=Year end charts=
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! Chart (2011) ! Position |
| scope="row"| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Adult Contemporary Songs: 2011 Year-End Charts|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/hot-adult-contemporary-songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=September 22, 2016}}
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Daughtry|title=September|award=Gold|relyear=2010|certyear=2019|access-date=October 22, 2020}}
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Release history
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| Region
! Date ! Format |
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| rowspan="2"|United States
| June 1, 2010 | Radio |
| June 8, 2010
| Digital |
| United Kingdom
|August 23, 2010[http://radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_singles.htm UK Forthcoming Singles] August 23, 2010 |Digital Download |
References
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