Keep Me in Mind (Zac Brown Band song)
| "Keep Me in Mind" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Zac Brown Band | ||||
| from the album You Get What You Give | ||||
| Released | August 22, 2011 | |||
| Format | Music download | |||
| Genre | Country, jam band[1] | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label |
Atlantic Bigger Picture Music Group Southern Ground | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
Zac Brown Wyatt Durrette Nic Cowan | |||
| Producer(s) | Keith Stegall | |||
| Zac Brown Band singles chronology | ||||
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"Keep Me in Mind" is a song recorded by American country music group Zac Brown Band. It was released in August 2011 as the fourth single from the Zac Brown Band's second major-label album, 2010's You Get What You Give.
Content
In the song, the narrator asks that another woman "keep [him] in mind" should she be dissatisfied with her lover. The song is in the key of F-sharp major, with the guitars in E-flat tuning. During the entire first verse, a two-measure guitar riff is repeated. The chorus follows the pattern B-F♯-B-F♯-D♯m-B-C♯-F♯ before the tempo slows on the bridge. During this part of the song, piano and a string section are heard, following the pattern D♯m-F♯-D♯m-B-F♯ twice before returning to the original tempo and repeating the chorus.[2]
Critical reception
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four and a half stars out of five, calling it "fun" and "funky" while adding that the only negative thing that can be said is that it's "more jam band than straight-up country music."[1] Marc Erickson of Roughstock also described the song "jam-band like" and "great sounding," giving it four stars out of five.[3] Dan Milliken of Country Universe gave the song a B- grade, saying that the song "offers some cool musical changes to pad out its slight theme [but] the band moves through everything so smoothly that that padding also starts to seem slight." He goes on to say that "even when they transition into a Luther Vandross-R&B groove – audacious on paper – they do it with so little drama that you hardly notice it."[4]
Music video
The music video, directed by Fenton Williams, premiered on CMT during their Big New Music Weekend on October 14, 2011.[5] It was filmed during a live performance at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver, Colorado. It shows the group on their tour bus, in concert, and shots of the red rocks. It also uses a live version of the song.
Chart performance
"Keep Me in Mind" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of September 3, 2011.[6]
| Chart (2011–12) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 35 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] | 64 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2011) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 72 |
| Chart (2012) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 38 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[12] | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- 1 2 Dukes, Billy (August 31, 2011). "Zac Brown Band, 'Keep Me in Mind' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ ""Keep Me in Mind" sheet music". MusicNotes.com. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ↑ Erickson, Marc (October 3, 2011). "Single Review: Zac Brown Band - "Keep Me In Mind"". Roughstock. Archived from the original on October 10, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ Milliken, Dan (November 30, 2011). "Single Review: Zac Brown Band, "Keep Me in Mind"". Country Universe. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ↑ "CMT Big New Music Weekend Begins Friday". Country Music Television. October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ Morris, Edward (August 27, 2011). "Luke Bryan Holds Album Summit for Second Week". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ "Zac Brown Band Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Zac Brown Band Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Zac Brown Band Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Best of 2011: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Zac Brown Band – Keep Me in Mind". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 16, 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.