Sunny and 75
{{Infobox song
| name = Sunny and 75
| cover = Sunnyand75.jpg
| alt = An image of a man wearing a leather jacket, t-shirt and dog tag, leaning on a vehicle.
| type = single
| artist = Joe Nichols
| album = Crickets
| released = {{Start date|2013|5|13}}
| recorded = 2013
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=27}}
| label = Red Bow
| writer = Michael Dulaney
Jason Sellers
Paul Jenkins
| producer = Mickey Jack Cones
Derek George
| prev_title = Take It Off
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Yeah
| next_year = 2014
}}
"Sunny and 75" is a song written by Michael Dulaney, Jason Sellers, and Paul Jenkins{{cite web|last=Dunkerley|first=Beville|title=Joe Nichols, 'Sunny and 75' - Exclusive Song Premiere|url=https://theboot.com/joe-nichols-sunny-and-75/|access-date=January 13, 2021|website=The Boot|date=April 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125185244/https://theboot.com/joe-nichols-sunny-and-75/|archive-date=November 25, 2020|url-status=live}} and recorded by American country music artist Joe Nichols. It was released in May 2013 as his first single for Red Bow Records,{{cite magazine|title=Nichols sets PR for adds for new single|url=https://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=7140|access-date=June 11, 2013|magazine=Country Standard Time|date=May 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930072337/https://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=7140|archive-date=September 30, 2020|url-status=live}} and is featured on his eighth studio album Crickets (2013). The song is about the narrator wanting to make a romantic moment with his lover by going to a mood-specific location. It received positive reviews from music critics.
"Sunny and 75" gave Nichols his fourth number-one country hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and his first top 10 hit on the Hot Country Songs chart at number 4. It also charted at number 39 on the Hot 100, his fifth top 40 hit on that chart. The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 529,000 copies in the United States as of January 2014. It achieved similar chart success in Canada, giving Nichols his first number-one hit on the Country chart and reaching number 49 on the Canadian Hot 100.
The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Brian Lazzaro and has Nichols hanging out on the beach with his love interest.
Content
The song is an uptempo song in which the male narrator expresses a desire to be "somewhere sunny and 75" with his lover. The song is in the key of C major with a chord pattern of F{{sub|sus}}2-A{{sub|m}}7-G-C/E.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0128923&|title='Sunny and 75' sheet music|work=MusicNotes.com|access-date=February 23, 2014}}
Critical reception
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that "the story and emotions don’t quite sink into one’s heart the way a great love song will, but the chorus is a bit of an earworm — one you won’t mind welcoming again and again."{{cite web|last=Dukes|first=Billy|title=Joe Nichols, 'Sunny and 75′ – Song Review|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/joe-nichols-sunny-and-75/|access-date=June 11, 2013|website=Taste of Country|date=May 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613032532/https://tasteofcountry.com/joe-nichols-sunny-and-75/|archive-date=June 13, 2013|url-status=live}} Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song four out of five, saying that "it's a well-written and executed song that's exactly what radio and fans want in the spring of 2013 and should be enough to get fans excited for new Joe Nichols music."{{cite web|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|title=Single Review: Joe Nichols - "Sunny And 75"|url=http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/single-review-joe-nichols-sunny-and-75|access-date=June 11, 2013|work=Roughstock|date=April 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424225954/http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/single-review-joe-nichols-sunny-and-75|archive-date=April 24, 2013|url-status=dead}}
Music video
A lyric video premiered on Nichols' Vevo channel on April 23, 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiHWP5VfnPg|title=Joe Nichols - Sunny and 75 (Lyric Video)|author=JoeNicholsVEVO|website=YouTube|date=April 23, 2013|access-date=November 22, 2016}} The official music video was directed by Brian Lazzaro and premiered in September 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/joe-nichols/951994/sunny-and-75.jhtml|title=CMT : Videos : Joe Nichols : Sunny and 75|publisher=Country Music Television|access-date=September 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305103205/http://www.cmt.com/videos/joe-nichols/951994/sunny-and-75.jhtml|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=dead}} The video begins with Nichols on a rooftop with his guitar and finding postcards showing the beach inside his guitar case. He then takes his girlfriend to a beach and they have fun, playing volleyball and rolling around in the sand.{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/joe-nichols-sunny-and-75-video/|title=Joe Nichols Captures the Perfect Day in 'Sunny and 75′ Video|last=Pacella|first=Megan|website=Taste of Country|date=August 30, 2013|accessdate=November 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610044019/http://tasteofcountry.com/joe-nichols-sunny-and-75-video/|archive-date=June 10, 2016|url-status=live}}
Chart performance
"Sunny and 75" debuted at number 60 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of May 11, 2013.{{cite web|last=Morris|first=Edward|title=Albums Chart Reflects George Jones' Death|url=https://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1706794/albums-chart-reflects-george-jones-death/|access-date=June 11, 2013|publisher=Country Music Television|date=May 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926115458/https://www.cmt.com/news/1706794/albums-chart-reflects-george-jones-death/|archive-date=September 26, 2020|url-status=dead}} It also debuted at number 46 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of June 29.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/2013-06-29|title=Hot Country Songs: June 29, 2013|work=Billboard|access-date=January 13, 2021|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160227063344/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/2013-06-29|archive-date=February 27, 2016|url-status=live}} On the Billboard Hot 100, it debuted at number 98 on the week of September 14.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2013-09-14|title=The Hot 100: September 14, 2013|work=Billboard|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228220220/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2013-09-14|archive-date=February 28, 2016|url-status=live}} Thirteen weeks later, it peaked at number 39 the week of December 14, staying on the chart for twenty weeks.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2013-12-14|title=The Hot 100: December 14, 2013|work=Billboard|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228222619/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2013-12-14|archive-date=February 28, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://acharts.co/song/79667|title=Sunny and 75 by Joe Nichols|publisher=aCharts.co|access-date=January 13, 2021}} "Sunny and 75" became Joe Nichols' fourth number-one country hit on the Country Airplay chart, and his first number one since "Gimmie That Girl" in May 2010. It had sold 529,000 copies in the US as of January 2014.{{cite web|title=Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - January 8, 2014: Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Cole Swindell, Cassadee Pope, Scotty McCreery|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-chart-news-the-top-30-digital-singles-january-8-2014-luke-bryan-florida-georgia-line-cole-swindell-cassadee-pope-scotty-mccreery|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|work=Roughstock|date=January 8, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109002330/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-chart-news-the-top-30-digital-singles-january-8-2014-luke-bryan-florida-georgia-line-cole-swindell-cassadee-pope-scotty-mccreery|archive-date=January 9, 2014|df=}}
In Canada, the track debuted at number 98 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of October 19, 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2013-10-19|title=Canadian Hot 100: October 19, 2013|work=Billboard|access-date=January 13, 2021|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305175719/https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2013-10-19|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=live}} Nine weeks later, it peaked at number 49 the week of December 21, and remained on the chart for fifteen weeks.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2013-12-21|title=Canadian Hot 100: December 21, 2013|work=Billboard|access-date=January 12, 2021|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331205600/https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2013-12-21|archive-date=March 31, 2016|url-status=live}}
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