Make a Little

"Make a Little"
Single by Midland
from the album On the Rocks
Released September 25, 2017 (2017-09-25)
Format Digital download
Genre Country
Length 3:02
Label Big Machine
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Midland singles chronology
"Drinkin' Problem"
(2017)
"Make a Little"
(2017)
"Burn Out"
(2018)

"Drinkin' Problem"
(2017)
"Make a Little"
(2017)
"Burn Out"
(2018)

"Make a Little" is the second single of the American country music band Midland. It was released on September 25, 2017, as the second single from their debut album On the Rocks. The band members wrote the song with Josh Osborne and Shane McAnally, the latter of whom also produced it.

Content

The song is about a man inviting his lover to have an intimate moment with him. Wide Open Country describes the song as "coyly sing[ing] about sex in a way that wouldn’t make your grandma blush"[1] It features three-part vocal harmony and pedal steel guitar accompaniment.[2]

Personnel

Adapted from On the Rocks liner notes.[3]

  • Jess Carson - acoustic guitar, background vocals
  • Cameron Duddy - bass guitar, background vocals
  • Paul Franklin - steel guitar
  • Dann Huff - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
  • David Huff - percussion
  • Charlie Judge - keyboards
  • Greg Morrow - drums
  • Derek Wells - electric guitar, guitar solos
  • Mark Wystrach - lead vocals

Charts

Chart (2017–18) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4] 21
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[5] 15
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 23
Canada Country (Billboard)[7] 12

References

  1. "Midland Taps into 80s Country Gold with New Song 'Make A Little'". Wideopencountry.com. August 28, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  2. "Hear Midland's Feel-Good New Song 'Make a Little'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  3. On the Rocks (CD backing card). Midland. Big Machine Records. 2017. BMRML0100H.
  4. "Midland Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  5. "Midland Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  6. "Midland Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  7. "Midland Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
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