Lay Low (Josh Turner song)

"Lay Low"
Single by Josh Turner
from the album Deep South
Released September 15, 2014
Format Music download
Recorded 2014
Genre Country
Length 4:21
Label MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Tony Martin
Mark Nesler
Ross Copperman
Producer(s) Frank Rogers
Josh Turner singles chronology
"Find Me a Baby"
(2012)		 "Lay Low"
(2014)		 "Hometown Girl"
(2016)

"Find Me a Baby"
(2012)		 "Lay Low"
(2014)		 "Hometown Girl"
(2016)

"Lay Low" is a song written by Ross Copperman, Tony Martin and Mark Nesler, and recorded by American country music artist Josh Turner. It was released in September 2014 as the lead-off single from Turner's sixth studio album, Deep South, which was released much later, in 2017.

Content

"Lay Low" is a ballad in which the narrator praises the simple things that make life worthwhile, longing for a simple place of peace and quiet.

Critical reception

Taste of Country's Carrie Horton awarded the song with the "Taste of Country Critic's Pick" saying that "with honest lyrics and a perfectly straightforward melody, ‘Lay Low’ touches on all the things that make fans love country music".[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered in November 2014.[2]

Chart performance

The song has sold 116,000 copies in the US as of April 2015.[3]

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[4] 49
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5] 20
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[6] 25
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 28

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] 88
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 87

References

  1. ↑ http://tasteofcountry.com/josh-turner-lay-low/
  2. ↑ Reuter, Annie (November 25, 2014). "Josh Turner Sits Back and Relaxes in His 'Lay Low' Video: Watch". radio.com. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  3. ↑ Matt Bjorke (April 1, 2015). "Country Music's Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of April 1, 2015". Roughstock.
  4. ↑ "Josh Turner Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  5. ↑ "Josh Turner Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "Josh Turner Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Josh Turner Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "Billboard Country Update for December 14, 2015" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 14, 2015. p. 7. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
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