Colder Weather
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| Single by Zac Brown Band | ||||
| from the album You Get What You Give | ||||
| Released | December 20, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:35 | |||
| Label | Atlantic/Southern Ground | |||
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"Colder Weather" is a song by American country music group Zac Brown Band. Lead singer Zac Brown co-wrote the song with Coy Bowles (the band's keyboardist and guitarist), Wyatt Durrette and Levi Lowrey. It is the band's seventh single release overall, and the second single from their 2010 album You Get What You Give.
Content
[edit | edit source]The lyric is about a trucker who is on the road, and separated from his lover due to the weather. Co-writer Wyatt Durrette told The Boot:
There was a girl I was seeing, who lived in Kansas City. We really liked each other, but geography and timing just wasn't working for us. She was getting pretty frustrated with the whole thing and wanted me to slow down, as far as traveling so much and all those things. I wasn't willing to do that because we were just getting started, and I'm chasing my dreams.[1]
"Colder Weather" is in the key of E-flat major, with the guitars set to E♭ tuning. In this song, Brown's vocals range from B♭2 to A♭4.
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]The song has received primarily positive reviews from critics. Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly, in her review of the album, called it "lyrically profound,"[2] and Eric R. Danton of the Hartford Courant said that it was the "sorrowful, solitary kind of song with an old-school country-ballad feel made for crisp nights in the high country."[3] Giving it a "thumbs up," Karlie Justus of Engine 145 called it "loneliness and longing set to music", also praising the production and lyrics. She compared the song's style to Merle Haggard.[4] Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine was less favorable, calling the song "somewhat strident and inorganic."[5]
Music video
[edit | edit source]The music video was directed by Darren Doane and premiered in February 2011. Australian actor Liam Hemsworth appeared in the video portraying the male character who temporarily leaves his girlfriend during the winter. Tori McPetrie portrays his girlfriend.
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References
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- ^ "Zac Brown Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "Zac Brown Band Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Zac Brown Band Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Zac Brown Band Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
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External links
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