Mind Reader (Dustin Lynch song)

"Mind Reader"
Single by Dustin Lynch
from the album Where It's At
Released September 28, 2015 (2015-09-28)[1]
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre
Length 3:05
Label Broken Bow
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mickey Jack Cones
Dustin Lynch singles chronology
"Hell of a Night"
(2014)		 "Mind Reader"
(2015)		 "Seein' Red"
(2016)

"Hell of a Night"
(2014)		 "Mind Reader"
(2015)		 "Seein' Red"
(2016)

"Mind Reader" is a song recorded by American country music artist Dustin Lynch. It was released to country radio on September 28, 2015 as the third single from his second studio album Where It's At (2014). The song was written by Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip. It received mixed reviews from critics divided over the production and lyrics.

"Mind Reader" reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, making this Lynch's third number-one hit on that chart. It also reached numbers 8 and 57 on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 271,000 copies in the United States as of June 2016. The song achieved similar chart success in Canada, peaking at number 8 on the Country chart.

An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Mason Dixon, features a girl reading tarot cards as she's going on a night out with Lynch in Nashville.

Critical reception

An uncredited Taste of Country review stated that "Since his platinum-selling debut single “Cowboys and Angels,” Lynch has released country-rocker after country-rocker and received a mixed bag of reviews and radio airplay (although he’s coming off back to back number-one hits). “Mind Reader” is a more nourishing single than any since his debut and he should be rewarded with another strong seller."[2] Nash Country Weekly writer Jim Casey gave the single a C+, praising the "R&B edginess" of Lynch's voice while criticizing the lyrics as "stale" and the production as "confused juggling synths and distorted guitar with steel."[3]

Commercial performance

The song first entered the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart at number 43 for the week of September 13, 2014, as it was made available before the release of the album Where It's At, and sold 11,000 copies.[4] The following year, when it was released as a single, it entered the Country Airplay chart at number 57 for the week of October 17, 2015,[5] and re-entered the Hot Country Songs chart for the week of December 5, 2015.[6] It entered at number 85 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of March 12, 2016,[7] reaching number 57 on the week of June 4,[8] and stayed on the chart for sixteen weeks.[9] It has sold 271,000 copies in the US as of June 2016.[10]

Music video

A lyric video directed by Ford Fairchild premiered on Lynch's Vevo channel on October 19, 2015.[11] The official music video was directed by Mason Dixon and premiered in March 2016.[12] It begins with a girl looking at tarot cards, and cuts to her having a night out with Lynch in Nashville.[13] The video ends with Lynch arriving at the girl's house and presumably going on said night out.[14]

Live performance

On March 1, 2016, Lynch performed the song live at the Grand Ole Opry.[15]

Charts and certifications

See also

References

  1. ↑ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country". Radio & Records. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Dustin Lynch, 'Mind Reader' [Listen]". Taste of Country. September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ Casey, Jim (October 19, 2015). "Reviews: Dustin Lynch - 'Mind Reader'". Nash Country Weekly. 22 (42): 22. ISSN 2379-9137.
  4. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (September 3, 2014). "The Top 30 Digital Singles - September 3, 2014". Sales figure given here
  5. ↑ "Country Airplay: October 17, 2015". Billboard. (Subscription required (help)).
  6. ↑ "Hot Country Songs: October 17, 2015". Billboard. (Subscription required (help)).
  7. ↑ "The Hot 100: March 12, 2016". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "The Hot 100: June 4, 2016". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "Mind Reader by Dustin Lynch". aCharts.co. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  10. 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (June 14, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Chart: June 13, 2016". Roughstock.
  11. ↑ DustinLynchVEVO (October 19, 2015). "Dustin Lynch - Mind Reader (Lyric Video)". YouTube. Google. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  12. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Dustin Lynch : Mind Reader". Country Music Television. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  13. ↑ Carr, Courtney (March 28, 2016). "Dustin Lynch Debuts 'Mind Reader' Music Video". The Boot. Townsquare Media. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  14. ↑ Haas, Mariah (March 25, 2016). "Go Behind the Scenes of Dustin Lynch's 'Mind Reader' Video – and Find Out the One Time He'd Want to Get Inside Your Head". People. Time Inc. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  15. ↑ Grand Ole Opry (March 14, 2016). "Dustin Lynch - "Mind Reader" | Live at the Grand Ole Opry". YouTube. Google. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  17. ↑ "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  18. ↑ "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
  19. ↑ "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  20. ↑ "Country Airplay: Year End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Hot Country Songs: Year End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  22. ↑ "American single certifications – Dustin Lynch – Mind Reader". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 11, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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