Song for Another Time
{{Infobox song
| name = Song for Another Time
| cover = Old Dominion - Song for Another Time.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Old Dominion
| album = Meat and Candy
| released = {{Start date|2016|6|20}}{{cite journal |url=https://www.countryaircheck.com/pdf_publication/Issue_503%20-%20June%2013,%202016.pdf |title=Add Dates |page=Chart p.4|date=June 13, 2016| issue =503 |journal=Country Aircheck Weekly}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=12}}
| label = RCA Nashville
| writer = {{hlist|Brad Tursi|Matt Jenkins|Matthew Ramsey|Trevor Rosen}}
| producer = Shane McAnally
| prev_title = Snapback
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = No Such Thing as a Broken Heart
| next_year = 2017
}}
"Song for Another Time" is a song recorded by American country music group Old Dominion. It was released in June 2016 as the third single from their debut album Meat and Candy.
Background
According to Matthew Ramsey, he first came up with the song title as his take on the saying, "That's a story for another time." However, the band could not find an idea that would fit the song title. A month later, while on tour with Kenny Chesney, he discussed the song again with bandmates Brad Tursi and Trevor Rosen, as well as songwriter Matt Jenkins who had joined them on the tour. They came up with the idea of telling the story of the breakup of a relationship, but doing it through other song titles.{{cite web |url=http://tasteofcountry.com/old-dominion-song-for-another-time-lyrics/ |title = Lyrics Uncovered: Old Dominion, ‘Song for Another Time’ |first= Sterling |last=Whitaker|work=Taste of Country |date= August 22, 2016}} They wrote the song that night on the tour bus.{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/article/old-dominion-song-for-another-time-song-titles |title= Old Dominion Breaks Down the 20 (Yes, 20!) Songs It Name-Checks in 'Song for Another Time' |work=People |date= August 12, 2016 }}
After the song was written, the band performed it at a sound check during the tour. They loved how it sounded so much that they decided to record the song for their album, even though they had already recorded all the songs necessary for the album: they called their producer, Shane McAnally, to reassemble the recording crew for one last song, and they quickly returned from the tour to record it. (They also recorded many of the background vocals in dressing rooms and hotel rooms so they could finish the recording.)
Commercial performance
The song debuted on Country Airplay at No. 53 for chart dated June 25, 2016,{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2016-06-25/country-airplay |title=Country Airplay |date=June 25, 2016 |work=Billboard |url-access=subscription }} and entered the Hot Country Songs chart the following week at No. 44.{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2016-07-02/hot-country-songs |title=Hot Country Songs |date=July 2, 2016 |work=Billboard |url-access=subscription }} The song peaked at No. 4 on Hot Country Songs chart, and reached No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart in December 2016, the second No. 1 for the band on the chart.{{cite news |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7624332/kane-brown-old-dominion-country-charts |title=Kane Brown Bows At No. 1 On Top Country Albums; Old Dominion Crowns Country Airplay|date=December 13, 2016 |first= Jim |last=Asker|work=Billboard }} The song has sold 309,000 copies in the US as of March 2017.{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2017/03/41521-top-30-digital-singles-sales-report-march-6-2017 |title=Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: March 6, 2017 |first= Matt |last=Bjorke |date= March 6, 2017 |work=Roughstock }} It was certified Platinum on August 22, 2018.
Music video
The music video was directed by Steve Condon and premiered in August 2016.{{cite web|title=Song for Another Time – Old Dominion|url=http://www.vevo.com/watch/USRV51600028|website=Vevo|accessdate=August 2, 2016}}
Charts
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= Weekly charts =
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| scope="col"| Chart (2016–2017)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{singlechart|Canada|91|artist=Old Dominion|accessdate=January 10, 2017|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|3|artist=Old Dominion|accessdate=August 14, 2017|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|59|artist=Old Dominion|accessdate=December 13, 2016|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountryairplay|1|artist=Old Dominion|accessdate=December 13, 2016|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|4|artist=Old Dominion|accessdate=December 13, 2016|rowheader=true}} |
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= Year end charts =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2016)
!scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite web|title=Country Airplay: Year End 2016|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/country-airplay-songs|website=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=January 5, 2017}}
| 56 |
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite web|title=Hot Country Songs: Year End 2016|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/hot-country-songs|website=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=January 5, 2017}}
| 51 |
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/country-airplay-songs|title=Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 18, 2017}}
| 57 |
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017|work=Billboard|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}
| 73 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Old Dominion|title=Song for Another Time
|relyear=2016|relmonth=6|certyear=2017|accessdate=February 23, 2017}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Old Dominion|title=Song for Another Time|relyear=2016|relmonth=6|certyear=2018|certmonth=2|digital=true|accessdate=February 16, 2018|salesamount=1,000,000{{sup|{{double dagger}}}} / 309,000|salesref=|refname=RIAA}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true | noshipments=true}}
References
{{reflist|30em}}
{{Old Dominion}}
Category:RCA Records Nashville singles
Category:Old Dominion (band) songs
Category:Songs written by Brad Tursi
Category:Songs written by Matt Jenkins
Category:Songs written by Matthew Ramsey
Category:Songs written by Trevor Rosen